Waxing · 36.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on September 16, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 16, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.5% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
371,270 km230,696 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1942 is on Thursday, September 24, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 10, 1942 at 15:53 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 10, 1942 | 15:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 17, 1942 | 16:57 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Wednesday, September 16, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 10, 1942 to the new moon of October 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.