Waxing · 56.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on May 6, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 6, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.9% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
372,056 km231,185 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1949 is on Thursday, May 12, 1949 at 12:51 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 28, 1949 at 08:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 5, 1949 | 21:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 12, 1949 | 12:51 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1949 to the new moon of May 27, 1949, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.