Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on May 28, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 28, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
391,010 km242,962 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1949 is on Friday, June 10, 1949 at 21:45 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 27, 1949 at 22:24 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 27, 1949 | 22:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 4, 1949 | 03:27 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Saturday, May 28, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 1949 to the new moon of June 26, 1949, a cycle of 29.48 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.