Waning · 12.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on July 16, 1955Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 16, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.6% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
362,490 km225,241 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1955 is on Tuesday, July 5, 1955 at 05:29 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 19, 1955 at 11:35 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 12, 1955 | 20:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 19, 1955 | 11:35 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Saturday, July 16, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 20, 1955 to the new moon of July 19, 1955, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.