Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
New Moon at
01:36UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1951New Moon
On Sunday, May 6, 1951, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
401,816 km249,677 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1951 is on Saturday, April 21, 1951 at 21:30 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 1951 at 01:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 28, 1951 | 12:18 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 6, 1951 | 01:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 14, 1951 | 05:32 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 1951 to the new moon of June 4, 1951, a cycle of 29.63 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.