Waning · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on May 6, 1959Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 6, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
405,633 km252,048 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 29, 1959 | 20:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 7, 1959 | 20:12 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Wednesday, May 6, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 1959 to the new moon of May 7, 1959, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.