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The Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2023: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on September 16, 2023Waxing Crescent

Saturday 16 September 2023401,294 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, September 16, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
401,294 km249,352 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 16, 2023 is on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 09:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 01:40 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, September 15, 202301:40
First Quarter (after)Friday, September 22, 202319:32

The Moon around September 16

More about this date

Saturday, September 16, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 15, 2023 to the new moon of October 14, 2023, a cycle of 29.68 days.