Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
New Moon at
04:25UTC
Moon phase on May 4, 1962New Moon
On Friday, May 4, 1962, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
367,095 km228,102 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 1962 is on Friday, April 20, 1962 at 00:33 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 4, 1962 at 04:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 27, 1962 | 12:59 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 4, 1962 | 04:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 11, 1962 | 12:44 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Friday, May 4, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1962 to the new moon of June 2, 1962, a cycle of 29.38 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.