Waning · 79.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
18.9days
Moon phase on December 16, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 16, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.6% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
404,531 km251,364 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1943 is on Saturday, December 11, 1943 at 16:25 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 1943 at 03:50 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 11, 1943 | 16:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 19, 1943 | 20:04 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 1943 to the new moon of December 27, 1943, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.