Waning · 61.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on October 16, 1927Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 16, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.8% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
378,536 km235,211 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1927 is on Monday, October 10, 1927 at 21:15 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 25, 1927 at 15:38 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 10, 1927 | 21:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 17, 1927 | 14:32 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Sunday, October 16, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1927 to the new moon of October 25, 1927, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.