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The Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1958: Waxing Crescent, 32% lit

Waxing · 31.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°

Moon age

5.7days

Moon phase on May 24, 1958Waxing Crescent

Saturday 24 May 1958378,604 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 24, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.7% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
378,604 km235,254 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1958 is on Sunday, June 1, 1958 at 20:55 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 1958 at 19:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 18, 195819:01
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 26, 195804:38

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Saturday, May 24, 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.