Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on May 1, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 1, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
369,233 km229,431 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 1969 is on Friday, May 2, 1969 at 05:13 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 18:16 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 24, 1969 | 19:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 2, 1969 | 05:13 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Thursday, May 1, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1969 to the new moon of May 16, 1969, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.