Waxing · 1.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
0.9days
Moon phase on May 21, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 21, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 0.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.9 dMoon age
361,931 km224,894 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1947 is on Tuesday, June 3, 1947 at 19:27 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 20, 1947 at 13:44 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 20, 1947 | 13:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 27, 1947 | 04:36 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1947 to the new moon of June 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.32 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.