Waning · 96.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on May 16, 2014Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 2014, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
369,141 km229,374 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 18:40 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | 19:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | 12:59 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 2014 to the new moon of May 28, 2014, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
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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.