Waning · 85.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 1930Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 1930, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.9% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
399,809 km248,430 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1930 is on Monday, May 12, 1930 at 17:29 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 1930 at 05:37 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 12, 1930 | 17:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 20, 1930 | 16:22 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1930 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1930 to the new moon of May 28, 1930, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1930, or the whole moon calendar 1930.
- The same date one year apart: 1929 · 1931.
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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.