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The Moon on Monday, May 7, 1962: Waxing Crescent, 14% lit

Waxing · 13.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°

Moon age

3.3days

Moon phase on May 7, 1962Waxing Crescent

Monday 7 May 1962381,868 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 7, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.7% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

13.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
381,868 km237,281 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 7, 1962 is on Saturday, May 19, 1962 at 14:32 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 4, 1962 at 04:25 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 4, 196204:25
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 11, 196212:44

The Moon around May 7

More about this date

Monday, May 7, 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.