Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Full Moon at
14:11UTC
Moon phase on May 17, 1916Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 17, 1916, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
363,983 km226,169 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 363,724 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1916 is on Wednesday, May 17, 1916 at 14:11 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 31, 1916 at 19:37 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 10, 1916 | 08:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 17, 1916 | 14:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 24, 1916 | 05:16 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Wednesday, May 17, 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.