Waxing · 98.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 1954Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 16, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
405,249 km251,810 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1954 is on Monday, May 17, 1954 at 21:47 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 2, 1954 at 20:22 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 9, 1954 | 18:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 17, 1954 | 21:47 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1954 to the new moon of June 1, 1954, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.