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The Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1939: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°

Last Quarter at

10:41UTC

Moon phase on May 11, 1939Last Quarter

Thursday 11 May 1939404,162 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 11, 1939, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
404,162 km251,134 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 1939 at 04:25 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, May 3, 193915:15
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 11, 193910:41
New Moon (after)Friday, May 19, 193904:25

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Thursday, May 11, 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.