Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
New Moon at
09:03UTC
Moon phase on September 1, 2016New Moon
On Thursday, September 1, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
393,309 km244,391 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 1, 2016 is on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 09:27 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 09:03 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 25, 2016 | 03:41 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 1, 2016 | 09:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 9, 2016 | 11:49 |
The Moon around September 1
More about this date
Thursday, September 1, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 1, 2016 to the new moon of October 1, 2016, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.