Waxing · 71.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on May 30, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 30, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.2% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
378,958 km235,473 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1974 is on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 at 22:10 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 28, 1974 | 13:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 4, 1974 | 22:10 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Thursday, May 30, 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.