Waning · 26.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on May 26, 1916Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 26, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.4% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
385,274 km239,398 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1916 is on Wednesday, May 17, 1916 at 14:11 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 31, 1916 at 19:37 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 24, 1916 | 05:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 31, 1916 | 19:37 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Friday, May 26, 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.