Waning · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
New Moon at
16:54UTC
Moon phase on May 14, 1961New Moon
On Sunday, May 14, 1961, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
385,456 km239,511 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 14, 1961 is on Sunday, April 30, 1961 at 18:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 14, 1961 at 16:54 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 7, 1961 | 15:57 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 14, 1961 | 16:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 22, 1961 | 16:19 |
The Moon around May 14
More about this date
Sunday, May 14, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1961 to the new moon of May 14, 1961, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.