Waning · 93.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on May 6, 1901Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 6, 1901, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.3% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
400,674 km248,967 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1901 is on Friday, May 3, 1901 at 18:19 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 18, 1901 at 05:38 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 3, 1901 | 18:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 11, 1901 | 14:38 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Monday, May 6, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1901 to the new moon of May 18, 1901, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1901, or the whole moon calendar 1901.
- The same date one year apart: 1900 · 1902.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.