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The Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2046: Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit

Waxing · 82.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°

Moon age

10.4days

Moon phase on May 16, 2046Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 16 May 2046366,023 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 16, 2046, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
366,023 km227,436 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 2046 is on Sunday, May 20, 2046 at 03:15 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 2046 at 02:56 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, May 13, 204610:25
Full Moon (after)Sunday, May 20, 204603:15

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Wednesday, May 16, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2046 to the new moon of June 4, 2046, a cycle of 29.52 days.