Waxing · 16.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on May 16, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.6% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
382,954 km237,956 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2002 is on Sunday, May 26, 2002 at 11:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 10:45 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 12, 2002 | 10:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 19, 2002 | 19:42 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Thursday, May 16, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 2002 to the new moon of June 10, 2002, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2002, or the whole moon calendar 2002.
- The same date one year apart: 2001 · 2003.
- 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.