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The Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 1924: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°

Moon age

2.5days

Moon phase on May 6, 1924Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 6 May 1924406,314 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 6, 1924, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
406,314 km252,471 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 6, 1924 is on Sunday, May 18, 1924 at 21:52 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 3, 1924 at 23:00 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, May 3, 192423:00
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 12, 192402:14

The Moon around May 6

More about this date

Tuesday, May 6, 1924 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 1924 to the new moon of June 2, 1924, a cycle of 29.65 days.