Waning · 0.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on October 16, 1982Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 16, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
383,689 km238,413 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1982 is on Sunday, October 3, 1982 at 01:09 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 17, 1982 at 00:04 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 9, 1982 | 23:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 17, 1982 | 00:04 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 1982 to the new moon of October 17, 1982, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.