Waning · 85.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on September 16, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Friday, September 16, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
405,374 km251,888 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2011 is on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 09:27 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, September 12, 2011 | 09:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | 13:39 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Friday, September 16, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 29, 2011 to the new moon of September 27, 2011, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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