Waning · 79.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 24°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 1916Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 21, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.4% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
364,696 km226,611 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1916 is on Wednesday, May 17, 1916 at 14:11 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 31, 1916 at 19:37 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 17, 1916 | 14:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 24, 1916 | 05:16 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Sunday, May 21, 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.