Waxing · 16.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
4.3days
Moon phase on May 6, 1916Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 6, 1916, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.6% of its visible face lit, 4.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.3 dMoon age
404,620 km251,419 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1916 is on Wednesday, May 17, 1916 at 14:11 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 2, 1916 at 05:29 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 2, 1916 | 05:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 10, 1916 | 08:47 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Saturday, May 6, 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.