Waning · 8.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on June 16, 2012Waning Crescent
On Saturday, June 16, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
405,687 km252,082 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 15:02 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, June 11, 2012 | 10:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 15:02 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Saturday, June 16, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2012 to the new moon of June 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.