Waning · 96.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on May 21, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 21, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
365,382 km227,038 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1943 is on Wednesday, May 19, 1943 at 21:13 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 2, 1943 at 22:33 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 19, 1943 | 21:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 26, 1943 | 13:34 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Friday, May 21, 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.