Waning · 93.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on May 20, 1954Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 20, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.7% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
396,377 km246,297 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1954 is on Monday, May 17, 1954 at 21:47 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 1, 1954 at 04:03 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 17, 1954 | 21:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 25, 1954 | 13:49 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Thursday, May 20, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1954 to the new moon of June 1, 1954, a cycle of 29.32 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.