Waning · 99.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on May 4, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 4, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
383,115 km238,057 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 1939 at 04:25 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 3, 1939 | 15:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 11, 1939 | 10:41 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Thursday, May 4, 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.