Waning · 42.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
22.5days
Moon phase on May 22, 1957Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 22, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.7% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
403,788 km250,902 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 1957 at 11:39 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 21, 1957 | 17:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 29, 1957 | 11:39 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Wednesday, May 22, 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.