Waning · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
New Moon at
19:27UTC
Moon phase on May 16, 2007New Moon
On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
360,056 km223,728 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2007 is on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 10:10 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 19:27 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 10, 2007 | 04:27 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | 19:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 | 21:03 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 2007 to the new moon of May 16, 2007, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2007, or the whole moon calendar 2007.
- The same date one year apart: 2006 · 2008.
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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.