Waning · 16.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
25.5days
Moon phase on October 16, 1960Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 16, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
394,948 km245,409 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1960 is on Tuesday, October 4, 1960 at 22:16 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 20, 1960 at 12:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 12, 1960 | 17:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 20, 1960 | 12:02 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Sunday, October 16, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 1960 to the new moon of October 20, 1960, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.