Waxing · 27.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on August 17, 1912Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 17, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.6% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
377,824 km234,769 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1912 is on Tuesday, August 27, 1912 at 19:59 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 12, 1912 at 19:57 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 12, 1912 | 19:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 19, 1912 | 16:56 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 1912 to the new moon of September 11, 1912, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1912, or the whole moon calendar 1912.
- The same date one year apart: 1911 · 1913.
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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.