Waxing · 70.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 1921Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 16, 1921, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.6% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
374,624 km232,781 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1921 is on Saturday, May 21, 1921 at 20:15 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 7, 1921 at 21:01 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 14, 1921 | 15:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 21, 1921 | 20:15 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Monday, May 16, 1921 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1921 to the new moon of June 6, 1921, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1921, or the whole moon calendar 1921.
- The same date one year apart: 1920 · 1922.
- 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.