Waxing · 90.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on July 16, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 16, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.5% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
380,388 km236,362 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1940 is on Friday, July 19, 1940 at 09:55 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 5, 1940 at 11:28 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 12, 1940 | 06:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, July 19, 1940 | 09:55 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Tuesday, July 16, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 5, 1940 to the new moon of August 3, 1940, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- 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.