Waning · 8.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on May 28, 1946Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 28, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
361,682 km224,739 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 30, 1946 at 20:49 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 24, 1946 | 04:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 30, 1946 | 20:49 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Tuesday, May 28, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1946 to the new moon of May 30, 1946, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.