Waning · 22.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on May 16, 2031Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 16, 2031, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 22.2% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
22.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
384,355 km238,827 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2031 is on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 at 03:40 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 13, 2031 | 19:07 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 21, 2031 | 07:17 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Friday, May 16, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2031 to the new moon of May 21, 2031, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2031, or the whole moon calendar 2031.
- The same date one year apart: 2030 · 2032.
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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.