Waxing · 61.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on May 24, 1942Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 24, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.6% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
384,189 km238,724 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1942 is on Saturday, May 30, 1942 at 05:29 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 23, 1942 | 09:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 30, 1942 | 05:29 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Sunday, May 24, 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.