Waning · 23.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on April 16, 1947Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 16, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.4% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
394,755 km245,290 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1947 is on Saturday, April 5, 1947 at 15:29 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 1947 at 04:19 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 13, 1947 | 14:23 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 21, 1947 | 04:19 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Wednesday, April 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 1947 to the new moon of April 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.