Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on August 24, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 24, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
369,456 km229,569 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1980 is on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 at 03:42 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 10, 1980 at 19:09 UTC, 14 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 24
More about this date
Sunday, August 24, 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.