Waning · 90.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on May 16, 1976Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 16, 1976, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.2% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
371,142 km230,617 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1976 is on Thursday, May 13, 1976 at 20:04 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 29, 1976 at 01:47 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 13, 1976 | 20:04 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 20, 1976 | 21:22 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1976 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1976 to the new moon of May 29, 1976, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1976, or the whole moon calendar 1976.
- The same date one year apart: 1975 · 1977.
- 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.