Waning · 42.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on May 9, 1969Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 9, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.8% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
375,887 km233,566 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1969 is on Friday, May 2, 1969 at 05:13 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 16, 1969 at 08:26 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 8, 1969 | 20:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 16, 1969 | 08:26 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Friday, May 9, 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.