Waxing · 8.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on May 16, 1934Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 16, 1934, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.6% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
402,097 km249,851 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1934 is on Monday, May 28, 1934 at 21:41 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 13, 1934 at 12:30 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 13, 1934 | 12:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 21, 1934 | 15:20 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 1934 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1934 to the new moon of June 12, 1934, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1934, or the whole moon calendar 1934.
- The same date one year apart: 1933 · 1935.
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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.