Waxing · 30.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on May 6, 1965Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 6, 1965, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.3% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
367,921 km228,615 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1965 is on Saturday, May 15, 1965 at 11:52 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 1, 1965 at 11:56 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 1, 1965 | 11:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 8, 1965 | 06:20 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1965 to the new moon of May 30, 1965, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1965, or the whole moon calendar 1965.
- The same date one year apart: 1964 · 1966.
- 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.