Waxing · 12.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on September 16, 1939Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 16, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
370,108 km229,975 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1939 is on Thursday, September 28, 1939 at 14:27 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 at 11:22 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 13, 1939 | 11:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 20, 1939 | 10:34 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 13, 1939 to the new moon of October 12, 1939, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.