Waning · 4.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 29°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on May 16, 1958Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 16, 1958, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.9% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
403,598 km250,784 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1958 is on Saturday, May 3, 1958 at 12:23 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 1958 at 19:01 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 10, 1958 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 18, 1958 | 19:01 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 1958 to the new moon of May 18, 1958, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1958, or the whole moon calendar 1958.
- The same date one year apart: 1957 · 1959.
- 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.