Waxing · 78.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 24°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on September 12, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, September 12, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.5% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
386,286 km240,027 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 2016 is on Friday, September 16, 2016 at 19:05 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 09:03 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, September 9, 2016 | 11:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 16, 2016 | 19:05 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Monday, September 12, 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.