Waning · 4.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on May 2, 1943Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 2, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.3% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
380,750 km236,587 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1943 is on Tuesday, April 20, 1943 at 11:11 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 4, 1943 at 09:43 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 27, 1943 | 07:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 4, 1943 | 09:43 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Sunday, May 2, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 1943 to the new moon of May 4, 1943, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.