Waning · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Full Moon at
04:53UTC
Moon phase on May 5, 1947Full Moon
On Monday, May 5, 1947, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
395,317 km245,639 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 394,351 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 1947 at 04:19 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 27, 1947 | 22:18 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 5, 1947 | 04:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 13, 1947 | 08:08 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Monday, May 5, 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.