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The Moon on Monday, May 20, 1901: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on May 20, 1901Waxing Crescent

Monday 20 May 1901367,667 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 20, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
367,667 km228,458 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 1901 is on Sunday, June 2, 1901 at 09:53 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 18, 1901 at 05:38 UTC, 2 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Monday, May 20, 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.