Waning · 78.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 24°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on May 21, 1927Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 21, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
382,403 km237,614 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1927 is on Monday, May 16, 1927 at 19:03 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 30, 1927 at 21:06 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 16, 1927 | 19:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 24, 1927 | 05:34 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Saturday, May 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
- 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.