Waxing · 49.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
First Quarter at
14:01UTC
Moon phase on May 28, 1955First Quarter
On Saturday, May 28, 1955, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.2% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
384,243 km238,758 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1955 is on Sunday, June 5, 1955 at 14:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 21, 1955 at 20:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 21, 1955 | 20:59 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 28, 1955 | 14:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, June 5, 1955 | 14:09 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Saturday, May 28, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1955 to the new moon of June 20, 1955, a cycle of 29.30 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.