Waxing · 28.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on May 16, 2078Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 16, 2078, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
380,410 km236,376 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2078 is on Thursday, May 26, 2078 at 20:23 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 11, 2078 at 17:56 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 11, 2078 | 17:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 18, 2078 | 16:16 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Monday, May 16, 2078 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2078 to the new moon of June 10, 2078, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2078, or the whole moon calendar 2078.
- The same date one year apart: 2077 · 2079.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.