Waning · 2.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on August 16, 1974Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 16, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
358,192 km222,570 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 11, 1974 | 02:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 17, 1974 | 19:02 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Friday, August 16, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1974 to the new moon of August 17, 1974, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.