Waning · 23.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 28°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on May 16, 1993Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 16, 1993, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.2% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
404,695 km251,466 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1993 is on Thursday, May 6, 1993 at 03:34 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 21, 1993 at 14:07 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 13, 1993 | 12:20 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 21, 1993 | 14:07 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1993 to the new moon of May 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.