Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Full Moon at
03:34UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1993Full Moon
On Thursday, May 6, 1993, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
367,270 km228,211 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 366,084 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1993 is on Thursday, May 6, 1993 at 03:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 21, 1993 at 23:49 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 29, 1993 | 12:41 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 6, 1993 | 03:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 13, 1993 | 12:20 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1993 to the new moon of May 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.