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The Moon on Saturday, May 11, 1929: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on May 11, 1929Waxing Crescent

Saturday 11 May 1929361,245 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 11, 1929, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
361,245 km224,467 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 1929 is on Thursday, May 23, 1929 at 12:50 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 9, 1929 at 06:07 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 9, 192906:07
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 15, 192920:56

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Saturday, May 11, 1929 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 9, 1929 to the new moon of June 7, 1929, a cycle of 29.33 days.