Waning · 57.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 16°
Moon age
21.6days
Moon phase on May 15, 1982Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 15, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.2% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
397,739 km247,144 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (16°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1982 is on Saturday, May 8, 1982 at 00:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 23, 1982 at 04:40 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 8, 1982 | 00:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 16, 1982 | 05:11 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Saturday, May 15, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1982 to the new moon of May 23, 1982, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.