Waning · 72.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on April 16, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 16, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.8% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
366,918 km227,992 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1960 is on Monday, April 11, 1960 at 20:27 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 25, 1960 at 21:44 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, April 11, 1960 | 20:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, April 18, 1960 | 12:57 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Saturday, April 16, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 27, 1960 to the new moon of April 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.