Waxing · 30.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 16, 1931Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 16, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.7% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
379,133 km235,582 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1931 is on Monday, October 26, 1931 at 13:34 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 11, 1931 at 13:06 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 11, 1931 | 13:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 18, 1931 | 09:20 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 11, 1931 to the new moon of November 9, 1931, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.