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Lunar Phases for 2016
This page lists all lunar phase events in 2016: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter.
Dates are based on the UTC time zone. Phases are calculated using the synodic month (approximately 29.53058867 days). Dates are accurate to within a day; for exact times consult an astronomical almanac.
Interesting facts for 2016
- 2016 has 12 full moons.
- Easter 2016: Sunday, March 27, 2016. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. That full moon is on March 22.
| Start date | Phase | Day of year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2016 (Fri) | Last Quarter | 1 | |
| January 8, 2016 (Fri) | New Moon | 8 | |
| January 16, 2016 (Sat) | First Quarter | 16 | |
| January 23, 2016 (Sat) | Full Moon | 23 | |
| January 31, 2016 (Sun) | Last Quarter | 31 | |
| February 7, 2016 (Sun) | New Moon | 38 | |
| February 14, 2016 (Sun) | First Quarter | 45 | |
| February 22, 2016 (Mon) | Full Moon | 53 | |
| February 29, 2016 (Mon) | Last Quarter | 60 | |
| March 8, 2016 (Tue) | New Moon | 68 | |
| March 15, 2016 (Tue) | First Quarter | 75 | |
| March 22, 2016 (Tue) | Full Moon | 82 | Easter (March 27) |
| March 30, 2016 (Wed) | Last Quarter | 90 | |
| April 6, 2016 (Wed) | New Moon | 97 | |
| April 13, 2016 (Wed) | First Quarter | 104 | |
| April 21, 2016 (Thu) | Full Moon | 112 | |
| April 28, 2016 (Thu) | Last Quarter | 119 | |
| May 6, 2016 (Fri) | New Moon | 127 | |
| May 13, 2016 (Fri) | First Quarter | 134 | |
| May 20, 2016 (Fri) | Full Moon | 141 | |
| May 28, 2016 (Sat) | Last Quarter | 149 | |
| June 4, 2016 (Sat) | New Moon | 156 | |
| June 12, 2016 (Sun) | First Quarter | 164 | |
| June 19, 2016 (Sun) | Full Moon | 171 | |
| June 26, 2016 (Sun) | Last Quarter | 178 | |
| July 4, 2016 (Mon) | New Moon | 186 | |
| July 11, 2016 (Mon) | First Quarter | 193 | |
| July 18, 2016 (Mon) | Full Moon | 200 | |
| July 26, 2016 (Tue) | Last Quarter | 208 | |
| August 2, 2016 (Tue) | New Moon | 215 | |
| August 10, 2016 (Wed) | First Quarter | 223 | |
| August 17, 2016 (Wed) | Full Moon | 230 | |
| August 24, 2016 (Wed) | Last Quarter | 237 | |
| September 1, 2016 (Thu) | New Moon | 245 | |
| September 8, 2016 (Thu) | First Quarter | 252 | |
| September 16, 2016 (Fri) | Full Moon | 260 | |
| September 23, 2016 (Fri) | Last Quarter | 267 | |
| September 30, 2016 (Fri) | New Moon | 274 | |
| October 8, 2016 (Sat) | First Quarter | 282 | |
| October 15, 2016 (Sat) | Full Moon | 289 | |
| October 22, 2016 (Sat) | Last Quarter | 296 | |
| October 30, 2016 (Sun) | New Moon | 304 | |
| November 6, 2016 (Sun) | First Quarter | 311 | |
| November 14, 2016 (Mon) | Full Moon | 319 | |
| November 21, 2016 (Mon) | Last Quarter | 326 | |
| November 28, 2016 (Mon) | New Moon | 333 | |
| December 6, 2016 (Tue) | First Quarter | 341 | |
| December 13, 2016 (Tue) | Full Moon | 348 | |
| December 20, 2016 (Tue) | Last Quarter | 355 | |
| December 28, 2016 (Wed) | New Moon | 363 |
Other years: 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031
Also see: Week numbers for 2016 | Day numbers for 2016