Waxing · 26.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 1945Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 16, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.3% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
382,902 km237,924 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1945 is on Sunday, May 27, 1945 at 01:49 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 1945 at 20:22 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 11, 1945 | 20:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 18, 1945 | 22:12 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1945 to the new moon of June 10, 1945, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.