Waning · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on May 19, 1947Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 19, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
367,578 km228,402 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 19, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 20, 1947 at 13:44 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 13, 1947 | 08:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 20, 1947 | 13:44 |
The Moon around May 19
More about this date
Monday, May 19, 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.