May 2016
Moon phases in May 2016
May 2016 night by night: the phase and how much of the disc is lit. Full moon: 21 May. New moon: 6 May. Times in UTC.
6 MayNew moon · 19:30 UTC
13 MayFirst quarter · 17:02 UTC
21 MayFull moon · 21:15 UTC
29 MayLast quarter · 12:12 UTC
Day by day
| Phase | Lit | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | Last quarter | 36% | 374,320 km |
| 2 Mon | Waning crescent | 25% | 368,876 km |
| 3 Tue | Waning crescent | 16% | 364,079 km |
| 4 Wed | Waning crescent | 8% | 360,399 km |
| 5 Thu | New moon | 3% | 358,251 km |
| 6 Fri | New moon · 19:30 UTC | 0% | 357,919 km |
| 7 Sat | New moon | 1% | 359,485 km |
| 8 Sun | Waxing crescent | 4% | 362,814 km |
| 9 Mon | Waxing crescent | 11% | 367,574 km |
| 10 Tue | Waxing crescent | 19% | 373,303 km |
| 11 Wed | Waxing crescent | 28% | 379,485 km |
| 12 Thu | First quarter | 38% | 385,632 km |
| 13 Fri | First quarter · 17:02 UTC | 48% | 391,328 km |
| 14 Sat | First quarter | 58% | 396,263 km |
| 15 Sun | First quarter | 67% | 400,237 km |
| 16 Mon | Waxing gibbous | 76% | 403,152 km |
| 17 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 84% | 405,002 km |
| 18 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 90% | 405,845 km |
| 19 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 95% | 405,783 km |
| 20 Fri | Full moon | 98% | 404,936 km |
| 21 Sat | Full moon · 21:15 UTC | 100% | 403,424 km |
| 22 Sun | Full moon | 99% | 401,351 km |
| 23 Mon | Full moon | 97% | 398,792 km |
| 24 Tue | Waning gibbous | 93% | 395,797 km |
| 25 Wed | Waning gibbous | 88% | 392,393 km |
| 26 Thu | Waning gibbous | 80% | 388,605 km |
| 27 Fri | Waning gibbous | 71% | 384,474 km |
| 28 Sat | Last quarter | 61% | 380,082 km |
| 29 Sun | Last quarter · 12:12 UTC | 50% | 375,577 km |
| 30 Mon | Last quarter | 39% | 371,181 km |
| 31 Tue | Waning crescent | 28% | 367,193 km |