Waning · 5.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on August 18, 1971Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 18, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
392,499 km243,888 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 2 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 18
More about this date
Wednesday, August 18, 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.