Waxing · 98.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 5, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
401,973 km249,774 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 22, 1955 at 13:06 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 29, 1955 | 04:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 6, 1955 | 22:14 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1955 to the new moon of May 21, 1955, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.