Waxing · 16.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on May 6, 1992Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 6, 1992, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.9% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
370,801 km230,405 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1992 is on Saturday, May 16, 1992 at 16:03 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 2, 1992 at 17:45 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 2, 1992 | 17:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 9, 1992 | 15:44 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Wednesday, May 6, 1992 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1992 to the new moon of June 1, 1992, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1992, or the whole moon calendar 1992.
- The same date one year apart: 1991 · 1993.
- 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.