Waxing · 3.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on May 27, 1960Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 27, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.8% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
406,023 km252,291 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1960 is on Thursday, June 9, 1960 at 13:02 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 12:26 UTC, 2 days 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 27
More about this date
Friday, May 27, 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.