Waning · 87.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on May 25, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 25, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
366,888 km227,974 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 25, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 12 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 25
More about this date
Monday, May 25, 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.