Waxing · 92.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on May 5, 1944Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 5, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.0% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
399,820 km248,437 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1944 is on Monday, May 8, 1944 at 07:28 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 22, 1944 at 20:44 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 30, 1944 | 06:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 8, 1944 | 07:28 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Friday, May 5, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1944 to the new moon of May 22, 1944, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.