Waning · 49.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Last Quarter at
10:55UTC
Moon phase on August 13, 1971Last Quarter
On Friday, August 13, 1971, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
373,568 km232,124 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 6, 1971 | 19:42 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 13, 1971 | 10:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 20, 1971 | 22:54 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Friday, August 13, 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.