Waning · 7.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on February 16, 1939Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 16, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
406,372 km252,508 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1939 is on Saturday, February 4, 1939 at 07:55 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 19, 1939 at 08:28 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 11, 1939 | 04:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 19, 1939 | 08:28 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Thursday, February 16, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 20, 1939 to the new moon of February 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.