Waxing · 49.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
First Quarter at
13:03UTC
Moon phase on May 28, 1974First Quarter
On Tuesday, May 28, 1974, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
372,196 km231,272 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 1974 is on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 at 22:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 21, 1974 | 20:34 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, May 28, 1974 | 13:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 4, 1974 | 22:10 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Tuesday, May 28, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1974 to the new moon of June 20, 1974, a cycle of 29.35 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.