Waning · 88.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.4% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
378,575 km235,235 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 05:26 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 13, 2006 | 06:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 20, 2006 | 09:21 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2006 to the new moon of May 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
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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.