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Moon calendarMay 2016
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May 1
Last Quarter
39% lit, Moon in Scorpio 11 deg.
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Sign changes this month: May 1 Scorpio, May 21 Sagittarius.
DAILY LUNAR DATA
May 2016 moon phases
Each day is computed from astronomical Moon phase angle and lunar longitude, then summarized into a scan-friendly calendar.
Day 1
Last Quarter
39% lit
Scorpio 11 deg
Age 23.2d
Day 2
Waning Crescent
28% lit
Scorpio 12 deg
Age 24.2d
Day 3
Waning Crescent
19% lit
Scorpio 13 deg
Age 25.3d
Day 4
Waning Crescent
10% lit
Scorpio 14 deg
Age 26.5d
Day 5
Waning Crescent
4% lit
Scorpio 15 deg
Age 27.6d
Day 6
New Moon
1% lit
Scorpio 16 deg
Age 28.8d
Day 7
New Moon
0% lit
Scorpio 17 deg
Age 0.4d
Day 8
New Moon
3% lit
Scorpio 18 deg
Age 1.6d
Day 9
Waxing Crescent
8% lit
Scorpio 19 deg
Age 2.7d
Day 10
Waxing Crescent
16% lit
Scorpio 20 deg
Age 3.8d
Day 11
Waxing Crescent
25% lit
Scorpio 21 deg
Age 4.9d
Day 12
First Quarter
34% lit
Scorpio 22 deg
Age 5.9d
Day 13
First Quarter
45% lit
Scorpio 23 deg
Age 6.9d
Day 14
First Quarter
55% lit
Scorpio 24 deg
Age 7.8d
Day 15
First Quarter
64% lit
Scorpio 25 deg
Age 8.7d
Day 16
Waxing Gibbous
73% lit
Scorpio 26 deg
Age 9.6d
Day 17
Waxing Gibbous
81% lit
Scorpio 27 deg
Age 10.5d
Day 18
Waxing Gibbous
88% lit
Scorpio 28 deg
Age 11.4d
Day 19
Waxing Gibbous
93% lit
Scorpio 29 deg
Age 12.3d
Day 20
Full Moon
97% lit
Scorpio 30 deg
Age 13.2d
Day 21
Full Moon
99% lit
Sagittarius 1 deg
Age 14.1d
Day 22
Full Moon
100% lit
Sagittarius 2 deg
Age 15d
Day 23
Full Moon
98% lit
Sagittarius 3 deg
Age 15.9d
Day 24
Waning Gibbous
95% lit
Sagittarius 3 deg
Age 16.9d
Day 25
Waning Gibbous
90% lit
Sagittarius 4 deg
Age 17.8d
Day 26
Waning Gibbous
83% lit
Sagittarius 5 deg
Age 18.8d
Day 27
Waning Gibbous
74% lit
Sagittarius 6 deg
Age 19.8d
Day 28
Last Quarter
65% lit
Sagittarius 7 deg
Age 20.8d
Day 29
Last Quarter
54% lit
Sagittarius 8 deg
Age 21.8d
Day 30
Last Quarter
43% lit
Sagittarius 9 deg
Age 22.8d
Day 31
Last Quarter
32% lit
Sagittarius 10 deg
Age 23.9d