Waxing · 27.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on August 16, 1980Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 16, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.6% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
404,917 km251,604 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1980 is on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 at 03:42 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 10, 1980 at 19:09 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 10, 1980 | 19:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 18, 1980 | 22:28 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 10, 1980 to the new moon of September 9, 1980, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.