Waning · 47.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Last Quarter at
05:11UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 1982Last Quarter
On Sunday, May 16, 1982, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.3% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
393,132 km244,281 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1982 is on Saturday, May 8, 1982 at 00:45 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 23, 1982 at 04:40 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 8, 1982 | 00:45 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 16, 1982 | 05:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 23, 1982 | 04:40 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 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.