Waxing · 1.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on October 16, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 16, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
374,454 km232,675 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1974 is on Thursday, October 31, 1974 at 01:19 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 12:25 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 15, 1974 | 12:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 23, 1974 | 01:53 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1974 to the new moon of November 14, 1974, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.