Waning · 9.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on August 16, 1982Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 16, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
362,735 km225,393 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1982 is on Wednesday, August 4, 1982 at 22:34 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 12, 1982 | 11:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 19, 1982 | 02:45 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Monday, August 16, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1982 to the new moon of August 19, 1982, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.