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The Moon on Saturday, May 7, 1927: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 38.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°

Moon age

6.0days

Moon phase on May 7, 1927Waxing Crescent

Saturday 7 May 1927391,437 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 7, 1927, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.8% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

38.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
391,437 km243,228 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 7, 1927 is on Monday, May 16, 1927 at 19:03 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 1, 1927 at 12:40 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 1, 192712:40
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 8, 192715:27

The Moon around May 7

More about this date

Saturday, May 7, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1927 to the new moon of May 30, 1927, a cycle of 29.35 days.