Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on May 21, 1937Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 21, 1937, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
402,902 km250,352 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1937 is on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 at 07:38 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 10, 1937 at 13:18 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 17, 1937 | 06:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 25, 1937 | 07:38 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Friday, May 21, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1937 to the new moon of June 8, 1937, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
- 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.