Waning · 18.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
25.1days
Moon phase on February 16, 1947Waning Crescent
On Sunday, February 16, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.8% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
404,939 km251,618 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1947 is on Wednesday, February 5, 1947 at 15:50 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 12, 1947 | 21:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, February 21, 1947 | 02:00 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Sunday, February 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 22, 1947 to the new moon of February 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.