Waxing · 91.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on May 16, 1924Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 1924, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.3% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
363,896 km226,114 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1924 is on Sunday, May 18, 1924 at 21:52 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 3, 1924 at 23:00 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 12, 1924 | 02:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 18, 1924 | 21:52 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1924 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 1924 to the new moon of June 2, 1924, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1924, or the whole moon calendar 1924.
- The same date one year apart: 1923 · 1925.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.