Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Full Moon at
12:56UTC
Moon phase on May 22, 1959Full Moon
On Friday, May 22, 1959, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
357,224 km221,969 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 357,249 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 15, 1959 | 20:09 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 22, 1959 | 12:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Friday, May 22, 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.
- 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.