Waning · 88.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on May 6, 1958Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 6, 1958, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.1% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
373,886 km232,322 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1958 is on Saturday, May 3, 1958 at 12:23 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 1958 at 19:01 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 3, 1958 | 12:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 10, 1958 | 14:38 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 1958 to the new moon of May 18, 1958, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1958, or the whole moon calendar 1958.
- The same date one year apart: 1957 · 1959.
- 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.