Waxing · 14.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 22, 1939Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 22, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.0% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
368,607 km229,042 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1939 is on Friday, June 2, 1939 at 03:11 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 1939 at 04:25 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 19, 1939 | 04:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 25, 1939 | 23:20 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Monday, May 22, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 1939 to the new moon of June 17, 1939, a cycle of 29.38 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.