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The Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2047: Last Quarter, 52% lit

Waning · 52.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°

Last Quarter at

16:46UTC

Moon phase on May 16, 2047Last Quarter

Thursday 16 May 2047391,776 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 16, 2047, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 52.1% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

52.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
391,776 km243,438 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 2047 is on Thursday, May 9, 2047 at 18:24 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 24, 2047 at 20:28 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, May 9, 204718:24
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 16, 204716:46
New Moon (after)Friday, May 24, 204720:28

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Thursday, May 16, 2047 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 2047 to the new moon of May 24, 2047, a cycle of 29.66 days.