Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Full Moon at
22:14UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1955Full Moon
On Friday, May 6, 1955, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
403,885 km250,962 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 404,528 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 22, 1955 at 13:06 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 29, 1955 | 04:23 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 6, 1955 | 22:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 15, 1955 | 01:42 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 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.