Waxing · 3.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on November 16, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, November 16, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.6% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
405,068 km251,698 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1955 is on Tuesday, November 29, 1955 at 16:50 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 14, 1955 at 12:02 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, November 14, 1955 | 12:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 22, 1955 | 17:29 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Wednesday, November 16, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 14, 1955 to the new moon of December 14, 1955, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.