Waning · 26.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on May 9, 1991Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 9, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.2% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
385,850 km239,756 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 1991 is on Sunday, April 28, 1991 at 20:59 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 14, 1991 at 04:36 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 7, 1991 | 00:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 14, 1991 | 04:36 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Thursday, May 9, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 1991 to the new moon of May 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.