Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on May 5, 1943Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 5, 1943, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
391,687 km243,383 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1943 is on Wednesday, May 19, 1943 at 21:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 4, 1943 at 09:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 4, 1943 | 09:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 12, 1943 | 09:53 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Wednesday, May 5, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1943 to the new moon of June 2, 1943, a cycle of 29.53 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.