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The Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 1905: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 91.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°

Moon age

11.8days

Moon phase on May 16, 1905Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 16 May 1905361,439 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 16, 1905, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.6% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
361,439 km224,588 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1905 is on Thursday, May 18, 1905 at 21:36 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 4, 1905 at 15:50 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 12, 190506:46
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 18, 190521:36

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Tuesday, May 16, 1905 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 1905 to the new moon of June 3, 1905, a cycle of 29.59 days.