Waning · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
New Moon at
22:54UTC
Moon phase on August 20, 1971New Moon
On Friday, August 20, 1971, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
398,747 km247,770 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 13, 1971 | 10:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, August 20, 1971 | 22:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 29, 1971 | 02:56 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Friday, August 20, 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.