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The Moon on Saturday, July 16, 1927: Waning Gibbous, 96% lit

Waning · 96.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°

Moon age

17.2days

Moon phase on July 16, 1927Waning Gibbous

Saturday 16 July 1927372,320 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 16, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
372,320 km231,349 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 16, 1927 is on Thursday, July 14, 1927 at 19:22 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 28, 1927 at 17:36 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, July 14, 192719:22
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, July 21, 192714:43

The Moon around July 16

More about this date

Saturday, July 16, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 29, 1927 to the new moon of July 28, 1927, a cycle of 29.46 days.