Waning · 2.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on November 16, 1971Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, November 16, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
404,562 km251,383 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1971 is on Tuesday, November 2, 1971 at 21:20 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 01:46 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 9, 1971 | 20:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, November 18, 1971 | 01:46 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 19, 1971 to the new moon of November 18, 1971, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.