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The Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1930: Waning Crescent, 16% lit

Waning · 15.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°

Moon age

25.7days

Moon phase on May 24, 1930Waning Crescent

Saturday 24 May 1930388,940 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 24, 1930, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
388,940 km241,676 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1930 is on Monday, May 12, 1930 at 17:29 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 1930 at 05:37 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 20, 193016:22
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 28, 193005:37

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Saturday, May 24, 1930 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1930 to the new moon of May 28, 1930, a cycle of 29.44 days.