Waxing · 87.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on July 16, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, July 16, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.8% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
398,262 km247,468 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2016 is on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 22:57 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:01 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | 00:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | 22:57 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Saturday, July 16, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 2016 to the new moon of August 2, 2016, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.