Waxing · 41.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on May 16, 1937Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 16, 1937, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.8% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
381,106 km236,808 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1937 is on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 at 07:38 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 10, 1937 at 13:18 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 10, 1937 | 13:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 17, 1937 | 06:49 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1937 to the new moon of June 8, 1937, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
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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.