Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on May 26, 1945Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 26, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
400,758 km249,019 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1945 is on Sunday, May 27, 1945 at 01:49 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 1945 at 20:22 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 18, 1945 | 22:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 27, 1945 | 01:49 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Saturday, May 26, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1945 to the new moon of June 10, 1945, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.