Waxing · 98.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Moon age
14.3days
Moon phase on May 16, 1916Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 16, 1916, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
367,598 km228,415 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1916 is on Wednesday, May 17, 1916 at 14:11 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 2, 1916 at 05:29 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 10, 1916 | 08:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 17, 1916 | 14:11 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Tuesday, May 16, 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.