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A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT
May 1951 Moon phase calendar
Major phase dates and times are in UTC. Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC on each date, the same moment as each day’s Moon page.
Major phase times
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
Which time zone does this calendar use?
Each major phase happens at the same instant worldwide. The dates and times here are in UTC, so where you are the date can be a day earlier or later. The Full Moon calendar gives full Moon names and times in US Eastern Time.
Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC, the same moment as each day’s Moon page. For moonrise and moonset where you are, see Moonrise and moonset tonight.
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Select a date for its detailed Moon view.
| Date | Moon | Phase | Illumination |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Waning Crescent | 23% | |
| May 2 | Waning Crescent | 15% | |
| May 3 | Waning Crescent | 8% | |
| May 4 | Waning Crescent | 4% | |
| May 5 | Waning Crescent | 1% | |
| May 6 | New Moon | 0% | |
| May 7 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | |
| May 8 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | |
| May 9 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | |
| May 10 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | |
| May 11 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | |
| May 12 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | |
| May 13 | Waxing Crescent | 39% | |
| May 14 | Waxing Crescent | 49% | |
| May 15 | Waxing Gibbous | 59% | |
| May 16 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | |
| May 17 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | |
| May 18 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | |
| May 19 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | |
| May 20 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | |
| May 21 | Full Moon | 100% | |
| May 22 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | |
| May 23 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | |
| May 24 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | |
| May 25 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | |
| May 26 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | |
| May 27 | Waning Gibbous | 58% | |
| May 28 | Waning Crescent | 48% | |
| May 29 | Waning Crescent | 37% | |
| May 30 | Waning Crescent | 27% | |
| May 31 | Waning Crescent | 19% |
Born in May 1951?
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