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The Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2057: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 92.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°

Moon age

12.8days

Moon phase on May 16, 2057Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 16 May 2057366,004 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 16, 2057, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 92.3% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

92.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
366,004 km227,425 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 16, 2057 is on Friday, May 18, 2057 at 19:02 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 3, 2057 at 16:32 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 11, 205721:07
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 18, 205719:02

The Moon around May 16

More about this date

Wednesday, May 16, 2057 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 2057 to the new moon of June 2, 2057, a cycle of 29.65 days.