Waxing · 95.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°
Moon age
13.6days
Moon phase on May 9, 1960Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 9, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
368,949 km229,254 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (25°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1960 is on Wednesday, May 11, 1960 at 05:42 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 25, 1960 at 21:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 4, 1960 | 01:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 11, 1960 | 05:42 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Monday, May 9, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1960 to the new moon of May 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.