Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
New Moon at
05:45UTC
Moon phase on May 15, 1942New Moon
On Friday, May 15, 1942, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
404,627 km251,423 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1942 is on Thursday, April 30, 1942 at 22:00 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 7, 1942 | 12:13 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 15, 1942 | 05:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 23, 1942 | 09:11 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Friday, May 15, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1942 to the new moon of June 13, 1942, a cycle of 29.64 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.