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The Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1908: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°

Full Moon at

04:32UTC

Moon phase on May 16, 1908Full Moon

Saturday 16 May 1908375,731 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 16, 1908, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
375,731 km233,468 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Flower Moon, 376,908 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1908 is on Saturday, May 16, 1908 at 04:32 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 30, 1908 at 03:15 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 8, 190811:23
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, May 16, 190804:32
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, May 23, 190800:17

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Saturday, May 16, 1908 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 1908 to the new moon of May 30, 1908, a cycle of 29.49 days.