Waning · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
New Moon at
19:30UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 2016New Moon
On Friday, May 6, 2016, 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
357,919 km222,400 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 19:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 6, 2016 | 19:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 13, 2016 | 17:02 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 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.
- 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.