Waning · 16.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on September 16, 2017Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 16, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.3% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
372,047 km231,179 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2017 is on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 07:03 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 05:30 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | 06:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | 05:30 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 21, 2017 to the new moon of September 20, 2017, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.