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The Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2018: Waxing Crescent, 10% lit

Waxing · 10.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°

Moon age

2.7days

Moon phase on June 16, 2018Waxing Crescent

Saturday 16 June 2018361,401 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.4% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

10.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
361,401 km224,564 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 16, 2018 is on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 04:53 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, June 13, 201819:43
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, June 20, 201810:51

The Moon around June 16

More about this date

Saturday, June 16, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 13, 2018 to the new moon of July 13, 2018, a cycle of 29.29 days.