Moon

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Waning Crescent


The lunar phase on Sunday, May 1, 2016 was a Waning Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 29% illuminated, 24.2 days old, and 82% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to shrink, nearing the end of the lunar cycle.

Date:May 1, 2016
Moon Phase:Waning Crescent
Illumination:29%
Age:24.2 Days
Longitude:337.1°
Moon Sign:Pisces


The next New Moon was on Friday, May 6, 2016, and the next Full Moon was on Saturday, May 21, 2016 (Flower Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of May 2016.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3Waning Crescent title=
  • 4Waning Crescent title=
  • 5Waning Crescent title=
  • 6New Moon title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8Waxing Crescent title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11Waxing Crescent title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13First Quarter title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 19Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Full Moon title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Waning Gibbous title=
  • 26Waning Gibbous title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=
  • 29Last Quarter title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=
  • 31Waning Crescent title=

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