Waning · 4.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on July 16, 1947Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 16, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.3% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
359,348 km223,289 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1947 is on Thursday, July 3, 1947 at 10:39 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 11, 1947 | 10:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, July 18, 1947 | 04:15 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Wednesday, July 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 1947 to the new moon of July 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.28 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.