Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Full Moon at
02:53UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 1946Full Moon
On Thursday, May 16, 1946, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
406,206 km252,405 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 406,087 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1946 is on Thursday, May 16, 1946 at 02:53 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 30, 1946 at 20:49 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 8, 1946 | 05:13 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 16, 1946 | 02:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 24, 1946 | 04:02 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Thursday, May 16, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1946 to the new moon of May 30, 1946, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.