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The Moon on Monday, October 16, 1916: Waning Gibbous, 73% lit

Waning · 73.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

19.2days

Moon phase on October 16, 1916Waning Gibbous

Monday 16 October 1916399,550 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 16, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.4% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

73.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
399,550 km248,269 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 16, 1916 is on Wednesday, October 11, 1916 at 07:01 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 26, 1916 at 20:37 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, October 11, 191607:01
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, October 19, 191601:08

The Moon around October 16

More about this date

Monday, October 16, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 27, 1916 to the new moon of October 26, 1916, a cycle of 29.54 days.