Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
0.5days
Moon phase on August 21, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 21, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
401,361 km249,394 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1971 is on Sunday, September 5, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 20, 1971 | 22:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 29, 1971 | 02:56 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1971 to the new moon of September 19, 1971, a cycle of 29.66 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.