Waxing · 36.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
6.7days
Moon phase on May 14, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 14, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.4% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
391,422 km243,218 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 14, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 7, 1959 | 20:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 15, 1959 | 20:09 |
The Moon around May 14
More about this date
Thursday, May 14, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1959 to the new moon of June 6, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.