Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Moon age
13.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
402,728 km250,244 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1973 is on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 04:58 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 9, 1973 | 12:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 17, 1973 | 04:58 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1973 to the new moon of June 1, 1973, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- 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.