Waning · 38.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 21°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on May 30, 1959Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 30, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.6% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
395,694 km245,873 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (22°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, June 6, 1959 | 11:54 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Saturday, May 30, 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.