Waxing · 78.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 28°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on September 16, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.1% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
375,710 km233,455 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2021 is on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 23:55 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 00:52 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, September 13, 2021 | 20:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, September 20, 2021 | 23:55 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Thursday, September 16, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 7, 2021 to the new moon of October 6, 2021, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.