Waning · 5.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on August 16, 1944Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 16, 1944, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
398,874 km247,849 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1944 is on Friday, August 4, 1944 at 12:39 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 18, 1944 at 20:25 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 11, 1944 | 02:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 18, 1944 | 20:25 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Wednesday, August 16, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1944 to the new moon of August 18, 1944, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.