Waning · 84.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on May 24, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 24, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.6% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
363,014 km225,567 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1951 is on Monday, May 21, 1951 at 05:45 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 4, 1951 at 16:41 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 21, 1951 | 05:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 27, 1951 | 20:17 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Thursday, May 24, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.