Waning · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
New Moon at
20:12UTC
Moon phase on May 7, 1959New Moon
On Thursday, May 7, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
406,402 km252,526 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 29, 1959 | 20:39 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 7, 1959 | 20:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 15, 1959 | 20:09 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Thursday, May 7, 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.