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The Moon on Monday, May 13, 1974: Waning Gibbous, 59% lit

Waning · 58.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°

Moon age

21.1days

Moon phase on May 13, 1974Waning Gibbous

Monday 13 May 1974403,981 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 13, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.6% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

58.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
403,981 km251,022 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 13, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 6, 197408:55
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 14, 197409:29

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Monday, May 13, 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.