Waning · 23.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on August 12, 1917Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 12, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.8% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
394,326 km245,023 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1917 is on Friday, August 3, 1917 at 05:11 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 1917 at 18:21 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 9, 1917 | 19:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 17, 1917 | 18:21 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Sunday, August 12, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1917 to the new moon of August 17, 1917, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- 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.