Waxing · 28.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 1964Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 16, 1964, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.2% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
369,807 km229,787 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1964 is on Tuesday, May 26, 1964 at 09:29 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 11, 1964 at 21:02 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 11, 1964 | 21:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 18, 1964 | 12:42 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Saturday, May 16, 1964 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1964 to the new moon of June 10, 1964, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1964, or the whole moon calendar 1964.
- The same date one year apart: 1963 · 1965.
- 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.