Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Full Moon at
19:03UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 1927Full Moon
On Monday, May 16, 1927, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
399,118 km248,001 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 398,285 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1927 is on Monday, May 16, 1927 at 19:03 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 30, 1927 at 21:06 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 8, 1927 | 15:27 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 16, 1927 | 19:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 24, 1927 | 05:34 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Monday, May 16, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1927 to the new moon of May 30, 1927, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
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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.