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The Moon on Monday, May 7, 1951: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on May 7, 1951Waxing Crescent

Monday 7 May 1951403,825 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 7, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
403,825 km250,925 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 7, 1951 is on Monday, May 21, 1951 at 05:45 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 1951 at 01:36 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 6, 195101:36
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 14, 195105:32

The Moon around May 7

More about this date

Monday, May 7, 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.