Waxing · 68.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on May 16, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 16, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.4% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
367,667 km228,458 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1940 is on Tuesday, May 21, 1940 at 13:33 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at 12:07 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 14, 1940 | 20:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 21, 1940 | 13:33 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Thursday, May 16, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1940 to the new moon of June 6, 1940, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- 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.