Waxing · 25.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on July 16, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, July 16, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.5% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
404,853 km251,564 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1953 is on Sunday, July 26, 1953 at 12:21 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 11, 1953 at 02:28 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 11, 1953 | 02:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, July 19, 1953 | 04:47 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 11, 1953 to the new moon of August 9, 1953, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.