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The Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1920: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

1.2days

Moon phase on May 19, 1920Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 19 May 1920358,918 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 19, 1920, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
358,918 km223,021 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 19, 1920 is on Tuesday, June 1, 1920 at 17:18 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 18, 1920 at 06:25 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 18, 192006:25
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 24, 192021:07

The Moon around May 19

More about this date

Wednesday, May 19, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1920 to the new moon of June 16, 1920, a cycle of 29.30 days.