Waning · 98.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on May 7, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 7, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
391,734 km243,412 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (30°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 6, 1974 | 08:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 14, 1974 | 09:29 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Tuesday, May 7, 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.
- 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.