Waxing · 46.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
First Quarter at
20:56UTC
Moon phase on May 15, 1929First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 15, 1929, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 6.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.2 dMoon age
374,324 km232,594 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1929 is on Thursday, May 23, 1929 at 12:50 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 9, 1929 at 06:07 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 9, 1929 | 06:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 15, 1929 | 20:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 23, 1929 | 12:50 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Wednesday, May 15, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1929, or the whole moon calendar 1929.
- The same date one year apart: 1928 · 1930.
- 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.