Waxing · 11.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on May 16, 2048Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 16, 2048, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 11.4% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
11.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
405,022 km251,669 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2048 is on Wednesday, May 27, 2048 at 18:57 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 12, 2048 at 20:58 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 12, 2048 | 20:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 21, 2048 | 00:16 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Saturday, May 16, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 2048 to the new moon of June 11, 2048, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2048, or the whole moon calendar 2048.
- The same date one year apart: 2047 · 2049.
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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.