Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Full Moon at
21:15UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 2016Full Moon
On Saturday, May 21, 2016, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
403,424 km250,676 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 402,687 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2016 is on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 21:15 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 03:00 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 13, 2016 | 17:02 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 21, 2016 | 21:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 29, 2016 | 12:12 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Saturday, May 21, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2016 to the new moon of June 5, 2016, a cycle of 29.31 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.