Waning · 95.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on July 16, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.5% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
392,584 km243,941 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1946 is on Sunday, July 14, 1946 at 09:23 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 28, 1946 at 11:54 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, July 14, 1946 | 09:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, July 21, 1946 | 19:52 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Tuesday, July 16, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 29, 1946 to the new moon of July 28, 1946, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1946, or the whole moon calendar 1946.
- The same date one year apart: 1945 · 1947.
- 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.