Waning · 99.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on May 1, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 1, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
360,444 km223,969 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 1942 is on Thursday, April 30, 1942 at 22:00 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 30, 1942 | 22:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 7, 1942 | 12:13 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Friday, May 1, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1942 to the new moon of May 15, 1942, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.