Waxing · 99.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on May 20, 1951Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 20, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
360,977 km224,300 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1951 is on Monday, May 21, 1951 at 05:45 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 1951 at 01:36 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 14, 1951 | 05:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 21, 1951 | 05:45 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Sunday, May 20, 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.