Waning · 2.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 2016Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 5, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
358,251 km222,607 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (27°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 19:30 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 6, 2016 | 19:30 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 7, 2016 to the new moon of May 6, 2016, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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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.