Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
Full Moon at
17:03UTC
Moon phase on May 28, 1953Full Moon
On Thursday, May 28, 1953, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
386,385 km240,088 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 385,561 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1953 is on Thursday, May 28, 1953 at 17:03 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 11, 1953 at 14:55 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 20, 1953 | 18:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 28, 1953 | 17:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 4, 1953 | 17:36 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Thursday, May 28, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1953 to the new moon of June 11, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 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.