Waning · 3.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 2015Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.8% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
367,296 km228,227 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2015 is on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 03:42 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 04:13 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 11, 2015 | 10:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 18, 2015 | 04:13 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Saturday, May 16, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 2015 to the new moon of May 18, 2015, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.