Waning · 98.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on May 16, 1919Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 1919, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
404,080 km251,084 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1919 is on Thursday, May 15, 1919 at 01:01 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 29, 1919 at 13:12 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 15, 1919 | 01:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 22, 1919 | 22:04 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1919 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 1919 to the new moon of May 29, 1919, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1919, or the whole moon calendar 1919.
- The same date one year apart: 1918 · 1920.
- 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.