Waxing · 32.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on May 5, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 5, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.2% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
372,575 km231,508 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 29, 1957 at 23:54 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 29, 1957 | 23:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 7, 1957 | 02:30 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Sunday, May 5, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1957 to the new moon of May 29, 1957, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.