Waxing · 37.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on May 16, 1918Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 16, 1918, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.1% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
394,910 km245,386 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1918 is on Saturday, May 25, 1918 at 22:32 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 1918 at 13:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 10, 1918 | 13:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 17, 1918 | 20:14 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Thursday, May 16, 1918 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1918 to the new moon of June 8, 1918, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1918, or the whole moon calendar 1918.
- The same date one year apart: 1917 · 1919.
- 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.