Skip to content
MoonPhaseToday

Moon phases May 2016

New moon
Fri 06 May
19:30 UTC
First quarter
Fri 13 May
17:02 UTC
Full · Flower
Sat 21 May
21:15 UTC
Last quarter
Sun 29 May
12:12 UTC

In May 2016 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Friday, May 6 at 19:30 UTC, the First Quarter on Friday, May 13 at 17:02 UTC, the Full Moon on Saturday, May 21 at 21:15 UTC and the Last Quarter on Sunday, May 29 at 12:12 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 36% lit 36% 02 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 03 Waning Crescent, 16% lit 16% 04 Waning Crescent, 8% lit 8% 05 Waning Crescent, 3% lit 3% 06New New Moon, 0% lit 0%19:30 07 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 08 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 09 Waxing Crescent, 11% lit 11% 10 Waxing Crescent, 19% lit 19% 11 Waxing Crescent, 28% lit 28% 12 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 13First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%17:02 14 Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 21Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%21:15 22 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 23 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 24 Waning Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 25 Waning Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 26 Waning Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 27 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 28 Waning Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 29Last Q Last Quarter, 50% lit 50%12:12 30 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 31 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28%

Exact phase times

May 2016 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on May 6, the First Quarter on May 13, the Full Moon on May 21 and the Last Quarter on May 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonFriday, May 6, 201619:30
First QuarterFriday, May 13, 201617:02
Full MoonSaturday, May 21, 201621:15
Last QuarterSunday, May 29, 201612:12

Saturday, May 21, 2016: Flower Moon, 402,687 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 2016

Twelve full moons, one blue

24 Jan Wolf 22 Feb Snow 23 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 22 Apr Pink Micromoon 21 May Flower Blue moon 20 Jun Straw­berry 19 Jul Buck 18 Aug Sturgeon 16 Sept Harvest penumbral eclipse 16 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 14 Nov Beaver Supermoon 14 Dec Cold Supermoon