Waxing · 6.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 1936Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 16, 1936, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.3% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
391,440 km243,230 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1936 is on Monday, December 28, 1936 at 04:00 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 13, 1936 at 23:25 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 13, 1936 | 23:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 21, 1936 | 11:30 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 1936 to the new moon of January 12, 1937, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1936, or the whole moon calendar 1936.
- The same date one year apart: 1935 · 1937.
- 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.