Waxing · 5.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on May 24, 1944Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 24, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
386,751 km240,316 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1944 is on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 at 18:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 22, 1944 at 06:13 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 22, 1944 | 06:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 30, 1944 | 00:07 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Wednesday, May 24, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 22, 1944 to the new moon of June 20, 1944, a cycle of 29.45 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.