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The Moon on Monday, May 20, 1957: Waning Gibbous, 62% lit

Waning · 61.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°

Moon age

20.5days

Moon phase on May 20, 1957Waning Gibbous

Monday 20 May 1957403,308 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 20, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.5% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

61.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
403,308 km250,604 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 1957 at 11:39 UTC, 9 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 13, 195722:34
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 21, 195717:03

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Monday, May 20, 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.