Waning · 38.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 1944Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 16, 1944, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.3% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
369,006 km229,289 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1944 is on Monday, May 8, 1944 at 07:28 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 22, 1944 at 06:13 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 15, 1944 | 11:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 22, 1944 | 06:13 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Tuesday, May 16, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1944 to the new moon of May 22, 1944, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.