Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Full Moon at
15:15UTC
Moon phase on May 3, 1939Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 3, 1939, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
378,993 km235,495 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 379,524 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 19, 1939 at 16:35 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 26, 1939 | 18:25 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 3, 1939 | 15:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 11, 1939 | 10:41 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Wednesday, May 3, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 1939 to the new moon of May 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.