Waxing · 57.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
8.3days
Moon phase on August 21, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 21, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.6% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
372,036 km231,172 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1969 is on Wednesday, August 27, 1969 at 10:32 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 20, 1969 | 20:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 27, 1969 | 10:32 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 13, 1969 to the new moon of September 11, 1969, a cycle of 29.61 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.