Waxing · 22.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on May 21, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 21, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.7% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
22.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
404,896 km251,591 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1969 is on Saturday, May 31, 1969 at 13:18 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 16, 1969 at 08:26 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 16, 1969 | 08:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 24, 1969 | 12:15 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 16, 1969 to the new moon of June 14, 1969, a cycle of 29.61 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.