Waning · 8.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on June 16, 1947Waning Crescent
On Monday, June 16, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
366,439 km227,695 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1947 is on Tuesday, June 3, 1947 at 19:27 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, June 11, 1947 | 22:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 18, 1947 | 21:26 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Monday, June 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1947 to the new moon of June 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 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.