Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
2.8days
Moon phase on October 16, 1928Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 16, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
404,798 km251,530 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1928 is on Sunday, October 28, 1928 at 22:43 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 13, 1928 at 15:56 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 13, 1928 | 15:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 21, 1928 | 21:06 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Tuesday, October 16, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 13, 1928 to the new moon of November 12, 1928, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- 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.