Waning · 60.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
21.1days
Moon phase on August 12, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 12, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.9% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
369,906 km229,849 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 6, 1971 | 19:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 13, 1971 | 10:55 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Thursday, August 12, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 1971 to the new moon of August 20, 1971, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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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.