Waning · 97.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on May 15, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 15, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
384,998 km239,227 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 1957 at 11:39 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 13, 1957 | 22:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 21, 1957 | 17:03 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Wednesday, May 15, 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.