Waxing · 22.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on September 16, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, September 16, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.6% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
22.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
378,365 km235,105 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1969 is on Thursday, September 25, 1969 at 20:21 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 11, 1969 at 19:56 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 11, 1969 | 19:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 19, 1969 | 02:25 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Tuesday, September 16, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 11, 1969 to the new moon of October 11, 1969, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.