Waning · 98.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on May 23, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 23, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
358,775 km222,932 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 22, 1959 | 12:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Saturday, May 23, 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.