Waning · 0.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 1951Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 5, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
399,315 km248,123 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1951 is on Saturday, April 21, 1951 at 21:30 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 1951 at 01:36 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 28, 1951 | 12:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 6, 1951 | 01:36 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Saturday, May 5, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 1951 to the new moon of May 6, 1951, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.