Waning · 88.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on May 2, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 2, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.6% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
384,534 km238,938 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 13, 1953 at 05:06 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 29, 1953 | 04:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 6, 1953 | 12:21 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Saturday, May 2, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1953 to the new moon of May 13, 1953, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.