Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on September 16, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 16, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
360,403 km223,944 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2005 is on Sunday, September 18, 2005 at 02:01 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 18:46 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 11, 2005 | 11:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 18, 2005 | 02:01 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Friday, September 16, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 2005 to the new moon of October 3, 2005, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.