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The Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1942: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on May 16, 1942Waxing Crescent

Saturday 16 May 1942405,804 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 16, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
405,804 km252,155 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 1942 is on Saturday, May 30, 1942 at 05:29 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 15, 194205:45
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 23, 194209:11

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Saturday, May 16, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1942 to the new moon of June 13, 1942, a cycle of 29.64 days.