Waxing · 28.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on May 6, 1984Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 6, 1984, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.5% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
377,574 km234,614 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1984 is on Tuesday, May 15, 1984 at 04:29 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 1, 1984 at 03:46 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 1, 1984 | 03:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 8, 1984 | 11:50 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1984 to the new moon of May 30, 1984, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
- 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.