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The Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2032: Waxing Crescent, 42% lit

Waxing · 41.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

Moon age

6.9days

Moon phase on May 16, 2032Waxing Crescent

Sunday 16 May 2032404,143 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, May 16, 2032, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 41.6% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

41.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
404,143 km251,123 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 2032 is on Tuesday, May 25, 2032 at 02:37 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 9, 2032 at 13:36 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 9, 203213:36
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 17, 203209:44

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Sunday, May 16, 2032 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 9, 2032 to the new moon of June 8, 2032, a cycle of 29.50 days.