Waxing · 5.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on October 16, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 16, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
387,386 km240,710 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1947 is on Wednesday, October 29, 1947 at 20:07 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 1947 at 06:10 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 14, 1947 | 06:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 22, 1947 | 01:11 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 1947 to the new moon of November 12, 1947, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.