Waxing · 1.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on May 26, 1960Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 26, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
405,119 km251,729 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1960 is on Thursday, June 9, 1960 at 13:02 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 12:26 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 25, 1960 | 12:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 2, 1960 | 16:01 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Thursday, May 26, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 1960 to the new moon of June 24, 1960, a cycle of 29.63 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.