Waning · 6.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on May 21, 1952Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 21, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
384,051 km238,638 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1952 is on Friday, May 9, 1952 at 20:16 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 23, 1952 at 19:28 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 16, 1952 | 14:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 23, 1952 | 19:28 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 1952 to the new moon of May 23, 1952, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.