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The Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1983: Waxing Crescent, 12% lit

Waxing · 11.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

Moon age

3.2days

Moon phase on April 16, 1983Waxing Crescent

Saturday 16 April 1983375,531 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 16, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.6% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

11.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
375,531 km233,344 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 16, 1983 is on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 at 06:31 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 13, 1983 at 07:58 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 13, 198307:58
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, April 20, 198308:58

The Moon around April 16

More about this date

Saturday, April 16, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1983 to the new moon of May 12, 1983, a cycle of 29.48 days.