Waning · 71.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on August 16, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 16, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.1% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
399,457 km248,211 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1957 is on Saturday, August 10, 1957 at 13:08 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 25, 1957 at 11:33 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 10, 1957 | 13:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 18, 1957 | 16:16 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Friday, August 16, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 27, 1957 to the new moon of August 25, 1957, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.