Waning · 99.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 29, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 29, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
382,585 km237,727 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1953 is on Thursday, May 28, 1953 at 17:03 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 11, 1953 at 14:55 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 28, 1953 | 17:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 4, 1953 | 17:36 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Friday, May 29, 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.