Waning · 1.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on May 16, 1931Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 16, 1931, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
395,764 km245,917 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1931 is on Saturday, May 2, 1931 at 05:14 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 17, 1931 at 15:28 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 9, 1931 | 12:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 17, 1931 | 15:28 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Saturday, May 16, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1931 to the new moon of May 17, 1931, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- 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.