Waning · 5.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on January 16, 1931Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 16, 1931, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
393,928 km244,775 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1931 is on Sunday, January 4, 1931 at 13:15 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 18, 1931 at 18:36 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 11, 1931 | 05:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 18, 1931 | 18:36 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Friday, January 16, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 1930 to the new moon of January 18, 1931, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- 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.