Waning · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
New Moon at
20:49UTC
Moon phase on May 30, 1946New Moon
On Thursday, May 30, 1946, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
357,372 km222,061 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 30, 1946 at 20:49 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 24, 1946 | 04:02 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 30, 1946 | 20:49 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 6, 1946 | 16:07 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Thursday, May 30, 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.