Waxing · 39.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on May 16, 2051Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 16, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 39.6% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
392,735 km244,034 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2051 is on Thursday, May 25, 2051 at 17:35 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 10, 2051 at 10:29 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 10, 2051 | 10:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 17, 2051 | 13:30 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Tuesday, May 16, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2051 to the new moon of June 8, 2051, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2051, or the whole moon calendar 2051.
- The same date one year apart: 2050 · 2052.
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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.