Waning · 85.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on April 16, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 16, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.1% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
372,445 km231,427 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1949 is on Wednesday, April 13, 1949 at 04:08 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 28, 1949 at 08:02 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 13, 1949 | 04:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 20, 1949 | 03:27 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Saturday, April 16, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 29, 1949 to the new moon of April 28, 1949, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.