Waning · 99.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Full Moon at
05:45UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 1951Full Moon
On Monday, May 21, 1951, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
358,822 km222,962 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 359,211 km from Earth. SupermoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1951 is on Monday, May 21, 1951 at 05:45 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 4, 1951 at 16:41 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 14, 1951 | 05:32 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 21, 1951 | 05:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 27, 1951 | 20:17 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Monday, May 21, 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.