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The Moon on Thursday, August 12, 1982: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°

Last Quarter at

11:09UTC

Moon phase on August 12, 1982Last Quarter

Thursday 12 August 1982374,189 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, August 12, 1982, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.7% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

49.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
374,189 km232,510 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 12, 1982 is on Wednesday, August 4, 1982 at 22:34 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, August 4, 198222:34
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, August 12, 198211:09
New Moon (after)Thursday, August 19, 198202:45

The Moon around August 12

More about this date

Thursday, August 12, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1982 to the new moon of August 19, 1982, a cycle of 29.33 days.