Waxing · 12.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 16, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 16, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
386,707 km240,288 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1953 is on Thursday, May 28, 1953 at 17:03 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 13, 1953 at 05:06 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 13, 1953 | 05:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 20, 1953 | 18:20 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Saturday, May 16, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 1953 to the new moon of June 11, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.