Waning · 6.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on September 28, 2016Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
394,439 km245,093 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 2016 is on Friday, September 16, 2016 at 19:05 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 00:12 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 23, 2016 | 09:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 1, 2016 | 00:12 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Wednesday, September 28, 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.