Waning · 46.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Last Quarter at
05:12UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 2025Last Quarter
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.9% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
370,138 km229,993 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2025 is on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 07:55 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:07 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 9, 2025 | 07:55 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 05:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 06:07 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 24, 2025 to the new moon of August 23, 2025, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
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