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The Moon on Saturday, May 11, 1957: Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit

Waxing · 92.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°

Moon age

11.5days

Moon phase on May 11, 1957Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 11 May 1957370,965 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 11, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.6% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

92.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
370,965 km230,507 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 29, 1957 at 23:54 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 7, 195702:30
Full Moon (after)Monday, May 13, 195722:34

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Saturday, May 11, 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.