Waning · 97.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 6, 1928Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 6, 1928, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
405,692 km252,085 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1928 is on Friday, May 4, 1928 at 20:12 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 19, 1928 at 13:14 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 4, 1928 | 20:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 12, 1928 | 20:50 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1928 to the new moon of May 19, 1928, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- 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.