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The Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1925: Waning Crescent, 36% lit

Waning · 36.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 11°

Moon age

23.4days

Moon phase on May 16, 1925Waning Crescent

Saturday 16 May 1925377,247 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 16, 1925, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.3% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

36.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
377,247 km234,411 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (11°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1925 is on Friday, May 8, 1925 at 13:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 22, 1925 at 15:48 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, May 15, 192505:46
New Moon (after)Friday, May 22, 192515:48

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Saturday, May 16, 1925 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1925 to the new moon of May 22, 1925, a cycle of 29.56 days.