Waxing · 51.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
First Quarter at
08:57UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 2005First Quarter
On Monday, May 16, 2005, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.3% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
402,241 km249,941 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 8, 2005 | 08:46 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 23, 2005 | 20:18 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Monday, May 16, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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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.