Waning · 96.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 16, 1900Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 16, 1900, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
385,440 km239,501 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1900 is on Monday, May 14, 1900 at 15:37 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 28, 1900 at 14:50 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 14, 1900 | 15:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 21, 1900 | 20:31 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 1900 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1900 to the new moon of May 28, 1900, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1900, or the whole moon calendar 1900.
- The same date one year apart: 1899 · 1901.
- 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.