Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
New Moon at
11:12UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 1947New Moon
On Saturday, August 16, 1947, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
360,511 km224,011 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 16, 1947 at 11:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 9, 1947 | 20:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 16, 1947 | 11:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 23, 1947 | 12:40 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1947 to the new moon of September 14, 1947, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.