Waning · 2.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on August 16, 1955Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 16, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
367,701 km228,479 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 11, 1955 | 02:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 17, 1955 | 19:58 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Tuesday, August 16, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1955 to the new moon of August 17, 1955, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.