Waning · 0.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
New Moon at
20:22UTC
Moon phase on May 2, 1954New Moon
On Sunday, May 2, 1954, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
357,656 km222,237 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1954 is on Sunday, April 18, 1954 at 05:49 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 2, 1954 at 20:22 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 26, 1954 | 04:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 2, 1954 | 20:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 9, 1954 | 18:17 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Sunday, May 2, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 3, 1954 to the new moon of May 2, 1954, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.