Waxing · 14.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 1901Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 21, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.4% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
373,215 km231,905 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1901 is on Sunday, June 2, 1901 at 09:53 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 18, 1901 at 05:38 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 18, 1901 | 05:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 25, 1901 | 05:40 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Tuesday, May 21, 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.
- 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.