Waning · 8.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on May 19, 1955Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 19, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
363,918 km226,128 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 19, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 21, 1955 at 20:59 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 15, 1955 | 01:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 21, 1955 | 20:59 |
The Moon around May 19
More about this date
Thursday, May 19, 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.