Waning · 10.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on May 1, 1962Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 1, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.2% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
362,977 km225,543 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 1962 is on Friday, April 20, 1962 at 00:33 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 4, 1962 at 04:25 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 27, 1962 | 12:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 4, 1962 | 04:25 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Tuesday, May 1, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 1962 to the new moon of May 4, 1962, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.