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The Moon on Saturday, May 6, 1911: Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit

Waxing · 60.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

7.6days

Moon phase on May 6, 1911Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 6 May 1911381,220 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 6, 1911, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.4% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

60.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
381,220 km236,879 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 6, 1911 is on Saturday, May 13, 1911 at 06:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 28, 1911 at 22:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 5, 191113:14
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 13, 191106:10

The Moon around May 6

More about this date

Saturday, May 6, 1911 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1911 to the new moon of May 28, 1911, a cycle of 29.33 days.