Waxing · 85.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on May 1, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 1, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
381,950 km237,333 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 1947 at 04:19 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 27, 1947 | 22:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 5, 1947 | 04:53 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Thursday, May 1, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1947 to the new moon of May 20, 1947, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.