Waning · 92.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on May 16, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 16, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.7% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
389,623 km242,100 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 29, 1957 at 11:39 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 13, 1957 | 22:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 21, 1957 | 17:03 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Thursday, May 16, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1957 to the new moon of May 29, 1957, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.