Waxing · 97.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 16, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
402,499 km250,101 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1948 is on Monday, October 18, 1948 at 02:24 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 2, 1948 at 19:42 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 9, 1948 | 22:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 18, 1948 | 02:24 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 2, 1948 to the new moon of November 1, 1948, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.