Waning · 97.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Moon age
16.1days
Moon phase on May 3, 1950Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 3, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 16.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.1 dMoon age
358,371 km222,681 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1950 is on Tuesday, May 2, 1950 at 05:19 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 at 00:55 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 2, 1950 | 05:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 8, 1950 | 22:32 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Wednesday, May 3, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 1950 to the new moon of May 17, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.