Waxing · 23.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on May 20, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 20, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 23.3% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
23.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
402,613 km250,172 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1942 is on Saturday, May 30, 1942 at 05:29 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 15, 1942 | 05:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 23, 1942 | 09:11 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Wednesday, May 20, 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.