Waxing · 84.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 1933Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 6, 1933, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.3% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
372,946 km231,738 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1933 is on Tuesday, May 9, 1933 at 22:04 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 24, 1933 at 18:38 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 2, 1933 | 22:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 9, 1933 | 22:04 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Saturday, May 6, 1933 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 1933 to the new moon of May 24, 1933, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1933, or the whole moon calendar 1933.
- The same date one year apart: 1932 · 1934.
- 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.