Waning · 23.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on May 20, 1960Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 20, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.1% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
388,222 km241,230 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1960 is on Wednesday, May 11, 1960 at 05:42 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 12:26 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 17, 1960 | 19:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 25, 1960 | 12:26 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Friday, May 20, 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.