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The Moon on Wednesday, May 6, 1953: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 50.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°

Last Quarter at

12:21UTC

Moon phase on May 6, 1953Last Quarter

Wednesday 6 May 1953371,719 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 6, 1953, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
371,719 km230,975 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 6, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 13, 1953 at 05:06 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, April 29, 195304:21
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, May 6, 195312:21
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 13, 195305:06

The Moon around May 6

More about this date

Wednesday, May 6, 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.