Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on June 16, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, June 16, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
404,489 km251,337 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 2016 is on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 11:02 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 03:00 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 12, 2016 | 08:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 20, 2016 | 11:02 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Thursday, June 16, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 5, 2016 to the new moon of July 4, 2016, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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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.