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The Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1903: Waning Gibbous, 78% lit

Waning · 78.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on May 16, 1903Waning Gibbous

Saturday 16 May 1903404,729 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 16, 1903, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.2% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

78.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
404,729 km251,487 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1903 is on Monday, May 11, 1903 at 13:18 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 26, 1903 at 22:50 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 11, 190313:18
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 19, 190315:18

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Saturday, May 16, 1903 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1903 to the new moon of May 26, 1903, a cycle of 29.39 days.