Waning · 42.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on May 27, 1962Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 27, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
369,335 km229,494 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1962 is on Saturday, May 19, 1962 at 14:32 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 2, 1962 at 13:27 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 26, 1962 | 19:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, June 2, 1962 | 13:27 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Sunday, May 27, 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.