Waxing · 44.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°
First Quarter at
22:58UTC
Moon phase on October 16, 1942First Quarter
On Friday, October 16, 1942, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
369,936 km229,868 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1942 is on Saturday, October 24, 1942 at 04:05 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 1942 at 04:06 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 10, 1942 | 04:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 16, 1942 | 22:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 24, 1942 | 04:05 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 10, 1942 to the new moon of November 8, 1942, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.