Waning · 94.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on February 16, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, February 16, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.9% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
360,597 km224,065 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1957 is on Thursday, February 14, 1957 at 16:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 1, 1957 at 16:13 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, February 14, 1957 | 16:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, February 21, 1957 | 12:19 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Saturday, February 16, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 30, 1957 to the new moon of March 1, 1957, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.