Waxing · 74.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on August 16, 1975Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 16, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.6% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
388,304 km241,281 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1975 is on Thursday, August 21, 1975 at 19:48 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 7, 1975 at 11:57 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 14, 1975 | 02:24 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 21, 1975 | 19:48 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 7, 1975 to the new moon of September 5, 1975, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.