Waning · 66.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 06°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on May 16, 1941Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 1941, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.1% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
381,632 km237,135 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1941 is on Sunday, May 11, 1941 at 05:15 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 26, 1941 at 05:19 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 11, 1941 | 05:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 18, 1941 | 01:17 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1941 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1941 to the new moon of May 26, 1941, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1941, or the whole moon calendar 1941.
- The same date one year apart: 1940 · 1942.
- 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.