Waning · 7.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on May 19, 1974Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 19, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.1% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
380,157 km236,218 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 19, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 14, 1974 | 09:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 21, 1974 | 20:34 |
The Moon around May 19
More about this date
Sunday, May 19, 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.