Waxing · 28.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on May 16, 1975Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 16, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.7% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
373,866 km232,310 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1975 is on Sunday, May 25, 1975 at 05:51 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 11, 1975 at 07:05 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 11, 1975 | 07:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 18, 1975 | 10:29 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1975 to the new moon of June 9, 1975, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.