Waxing · 70.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on October 16, 1926Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 16, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.9% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
367,599 km228,415 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1926 is on Thursday, October 21, 1926 at 05:15 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 1926 at 22:13 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 14, 1926 | 14:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 21, 1926 | 05:15 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 1926 to the new moon of November 5, 1926, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.