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Moon phases May 1953

Last quarter
Wed 06 May
12:21 UTC
New moon
Wed 13 May
05:06 UTC
First quarter
Wed 20 May
18:20 UTC
Full · Flower
Thu 28 May
17:03 UTC

In May 1953 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Wednesday, May 6 at 12:21 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, May 13 at 05:06 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, May 20 at 18:20 UTC and the Full Moon on Thursday, May 28 at 17:03 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 02 Waning Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 03 Waning Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 04 Waning Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 05 Waning Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 06Last Q Last Quarter, 50% lit 50%12:21 07 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 08 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28% 09 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 10 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 11 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 12 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 13New New Moon, 0% lit 0%05:06 14 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 15 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 16 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 17 Waxing Crescent, 20% lit 20% 18 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 19 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 20First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%18:20 21 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 28Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%17:03 29 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 30 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 31 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91%

Exact phase times

May 1953 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on May 6, the New Moon on May 13, the First Quarter on May 20 and the Full Moon on May 28.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterWednesday, May 6, 195312:21
New MoonWednesday, May 13, 195305:06
First QuarterWednesday, May 20, 195318:20
Full MoonThursday, May 28, 195317:03

Thursday, May 28, 1953: Flower Moon, 385,561 km from Earth.

Full moons · 1953

Twelve full moons, one blue

29 Jan Wolf total eclipse 28 Feb Snow Micromoon 30 Mar Worm Micromoon 29 Apr Pink 28 May Flower 27 Jun Straw­berry 26 Jul Buck total eclipse 24 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 23 Sept Harvest Supermoon 22 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 20 Nov Beaver Supermoon 20 Dec Cold