Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on May 16, 1999Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 16, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
357,825 km222,342 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 1999 is on Sunday, May 30, 1999 at 06:40 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 15, 1999 at 12:05 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 15, 1999 | 12:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 22, 1999 | 05:34 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Sunday, May 16, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1999 to the new moon of June 13, 1999, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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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.