Waning · 6.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on October 16, 1952Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 16, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
400,089 km248,604 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1952 is on Friday, October 3, 1952 at 12:15 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 18, 1952 at 22:42 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 10, 1952 | 19:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 18, 1952 | 22:42 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 19, 1952 to the new moon of October 18, 1952, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.