Waning · 0.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on August 18, 1982Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 18, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
363,946 km226,145 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1982 is on Wednesday, August 4, 1982 at 22:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 12, 1982 | 11:09 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 19, 1982 | 02:45 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Wednesday, August 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.