Waxing · 5.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on May 16, 1915Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 16, 1915, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
405,688 km252,083 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1915 is on Friday, May 28, 1915 at 21:32 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 1915 at 03:31 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 14, 1915 | 03:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 22, 1915 | 04:50 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1915 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1915 to the new moon of June 12, 1915, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1915, or the whole moon calendar 1915.
- The same date one year apart: 1914 · 1916.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.