Waning · 37.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 00°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on May 6, 1983Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 6, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.4% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
401,756 km249,640 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (0°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1983 is on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 at 06:31 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 12, 1983 at 19:25 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 5, 1983 | 03:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 12, 1983 | 19:25 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1983 to the new moon of May 12, 1983, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.