Waxing · 75.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on August 13, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 13, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.3% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
396,755 km246,532 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 2016 is on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 09:27 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 20:45 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 09:27 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Saturday, August 13, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 2016 to the new moon of September 1, 2016, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.