Waning · 0.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on August 12, 1969Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 12, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
403,636 km250,808 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1969 is on Tuesday, July 29, 1969 at 02:45 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 5, 1969 | 01:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 13, 1969 | 05:17 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Tuesday, August 12, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 1969 to the new moon of August 13, 1969, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.