Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Full Moon at
05:13UTC
Moon phase on May 2, 1969Full Moon
On Friday, May 2, 1969, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
365,757 km227,271 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 366,607 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1969 is on Friday, May 2, 1969 at 05:13 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 16, 1969 at 08:26 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 24, 1969 | 19:45 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 2, 1969 | 05:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 8, 1969 | 20:12 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Friday, May 2, 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.