Waxing · 82.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on July 16, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 16, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.1% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
364,824 km226,691 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1959 is on Monday, July 20, 1959 at 03:33 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 6, 1959 at 02:01 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 13, 1959 | 12:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, July 20, 1959 | 03:33 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 1959 to the new moon of August 4, 1959, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.