Waning · 86.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on May 16, 2025Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 16, 2025, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.9% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
396,680 km246,486 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 03:02 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 12, 2025 | 16:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 11:59 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2025 to the new moon of May 27, 2025, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
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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.