Waxing · 7.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
2.7days
Moon phase on May 21, 1958Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 21, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
389,375 km241,946 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1958 is on Sunday, June 1, 1958 at 20:55 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 1958 at 19:01 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 18, 1958 | 19:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 26, 1958 | 04:38 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1958 to the new moon of June 17, 1958, a cycle of 29.54 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.