Waning · 48.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Last Quarter at
08:14UTC
Moon phase on May 29, 1959Last Quarter
On Friday, May 29, 1959, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.5% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
390,700 km242,769 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 22, 1959 | 12:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, June 6, 1959 | 11:54 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Friday, May 29, 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.