Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on May 16, 2000Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 16, 2000, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
394,520 km245,143 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2000 is on Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 07:35 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 4, 2000 at 04:12 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 10, 2000 | 20:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 18, 2000 | 07:35 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Tuesday, May 16, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2000 to the new moon of June 2, 2000, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.