Waning · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Full Moon at
08:55UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1974Full Moon
On Monday, May 6, 1974, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
387,910 km241,036 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 387,424 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 29, 1974 | 07:39 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 6, 1974 | 08:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 14, 1974 | 09:29 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Monday, May 6, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1974 to the new moon of May 21, 1974, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.