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The Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1901: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on May 19, 1901Waxing Crescent

Sunday 19 May 1901363,153 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, May 19, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
363,153 km225,653 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 19, 1901 is on Sunday, June 2, 1901 at 09:53 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 18, 1901 at 05:38 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, May 18, 190105:38
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 25, 190105:40

The Moon around May 19

More about this date

Sunday, May 19, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1901 to the new moon of June 16, 1901, a cycle of 29.33 days.