Waxing · 72.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on August 16, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 16, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.7% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
366,550 km227,763 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 21:51 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | 10:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | 01:45 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Friday, August 16, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 2013 to the new moon of September 5, 2013, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.