Waning · 62.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
21.1days
Moon phase on October 16, 1946Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 16, 1946, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.1% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
369,442 km229,560 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1946 is on Thursday, October 10, 1946 at 20:41 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 24, 1946 at 23:32 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 10, 1946 | 20:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 17, 1946 | 13:28 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 1946 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1946 to the new moon of October 24, 1946, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.