Waning · 34.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on May 6, 1926Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 6, 1926, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
368,972 km229,269 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (3°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1926 is on Wednesday, April 28, 1926 at 00:17 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 1926 at 22:55 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 5, 1926 | 03:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 11, 1926 | 22:55 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 1926 to the new moon of May 11, 1926, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.