Waxing · 0.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 16, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
395,031 km245,461 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1955 is on Saturday, October 1, 1955 at 19:17 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 15, 1955 at 19:32 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 15, 1955 | 19:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 23, 1955 | 23:05 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Sunday, October 16, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1955 to the new moon of November 14, 1955, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.