Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
30.0days
Moon phase on May 16, 1988Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 16, 1988, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
381,238 km236,890 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1988 is on Sunday, May 1, 1988 at 23:41 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 15, 1988 | 22:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 23, 1988 | 16:49 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Monday, May 16, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1988 to the new moon of June 14, 1988, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1988, or the whole moon calendar 1988.
- The same date one year apart: 1987 · 1989.
- 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.