Waxing · 46.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°
First Quarter at
19:46UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 1991First Quarter
On Monday, May 20, 1991, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
374,960 km232,989 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1991 is on Tuesday, May 28, 1991 at 11:37 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 14, 1991 at 04:36 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 14, 1991 | 04:36 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 20, 1991 | 19:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 28, 1991 | 11:37 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Monday, May 20, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1991 to the new moon of June 12, 1991, a cycle of 29.31 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.