Waxing · 83.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 11°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on August 22, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 22, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.4% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
380,619 km236,506 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1980 is on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 at 03:42 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 10, 1980 at 19:09 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 18, 1980 | 22:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 26, 1980 | 03:42 |
The Moon around August 22
More about this date
Friday, August 22, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 10, 1980 to the new moon of September 9, 1980, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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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.