Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
New Moon at
05:29UTC
Moon phase on May 2, 1916New Moon
On Tuesday, May 2, 1916, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
395,302 km245,629 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1916 is on Tuesday, April 18, 1916 at 05:07 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 2, 1916 at 05:29 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 24, 1916 | 22:38 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 2, 1916 | 05:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 10, 1916 | 08:47 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Tuesday, May 2, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1916 to the new moon of May 31, 1916, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1916, or the whole moon calendar 1916.
- The same date one year apart: 1915 · 1917.
- 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.