Waning · 45.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Last Quarter at
01:42UTC
Moon phase on May 15, 1955Last Quarter
On Sunday, May 15, 1955, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.7% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
387,065 km240,511 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 21, 1955 at 20:59 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 6, 1955 | 22:14 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 15, 1955 | 01:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 21, 1955 | 20:59 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Sunday, May 15, 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.