Waning · 74.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on May 24, 1962Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 24, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.9% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
375,617 km233,398 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1962 is on Saturday, May 19, 1962 at 14:32 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 2, 1962 at 13:27 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 19, 1962 | 14:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 26, 1962 | 19:05 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Thursday, May 24, 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.