Waning · 96.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
15.8days
Moon phase on May 5, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 5, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
387,574 km240,828 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 1939 at 04:25 UTC, 14 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 5
More about this date
Friday, May 5, 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.