Waxing · 72.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on May 6, 1922Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 6, 1922, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.0% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
367,102 km228,107 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1922 is on Thursday, May 11, 1922 at 06:06 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 1922 at 05:04 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 4, 1922 | 12:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 11, 1922 | 06:06 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Saturday, May 6, 1922 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1922 to the new moon of May 26, 1922, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1922, or the whole moon calendar 1922.
- The same date one year apart: 1921 · 1923.
- 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.