Waxing · 85.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on August 12, 1962Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 12, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.7% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
377,756 km234,727 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 31, 1962 at 12:24 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 8, 1962 | 15:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 15, 1962 | 20:09 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Sunday, August 12, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 1962 to the new moon of August 30, 1962, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.