Waning · 8.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on September 16, 1971Waning Crescent
On Thursday, September 16, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
399,215 km248,061 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1971 is on Sunday, September 5, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 19, 1971 at 14:42 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 11, 1971 | 18:23 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 19, 1971 | 14:42 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Thursday, September 16, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1971 to the new moon of September 19, 1971, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.