Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°
New Moon at
09:38UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 2023New Moon
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
406,625 km252,665 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2023 is on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 01:36 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 10:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 09:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 09:57 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 2023 to the new moon of September 15, 2023, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.