Waxing · 8.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 16, 2072Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 16, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 8.8% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
361,041 km224,340 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2072 is on Sunday, August 28, 2072 at 15:59 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 14, 2072 at 01:21 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 14, 2072 | 01:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 20, 2072 | 17:21 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Tuesday, August 16, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 2072 to the new moon of September 12, 2072, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
- 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.