Waxing · 94.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on August 16, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 16, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.7% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
371,979 km231,137 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1959 is on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 12:51 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 11, 1959 | 17:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 18, 1959 | 12:51 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Sunday, August 16, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 1959 to the new moon of September 3, 1959, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.