Waning · 11.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on August 17, 1971Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 17, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.7% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
388,994 km241,710 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 13, 1971 | 10:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 20, 1971 | 22:54 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Tuesday, August 17, 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.
- 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.