Waning · 89.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on October 16, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, October 16, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
384,022 km238,620 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1943 is on Wednesday, October 13, 1943 at 13:23 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 29, 1943 at 01:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 13, 1943 | 13:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 21, 1943 | 01:42 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 29, 1943 to the new moon of October 29, 1943, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.