Waning · 89.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on May 6, 1920Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 6, 1920, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.6% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
405,475 km251,951 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1920 is on Monday, May 3, 1920 at 01:47 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 18, 1920 at 06:25 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 3, 1920 | 01:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 11, 1920 | 05:51 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1920 to the new moon of May 18, 1920, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1920, or the whole moon calendar 1920.
- The same date one year apart: 1919 · 1921.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.