Waxing · 7.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 1982Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 21, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.6% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
376,002 km233,637 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (30°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1982 is on Friday, September 3, 1982 at 12:28 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 19, 1982 | 02:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 26, 1982 | 09:50 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 19, 1982 to the new moon of September 17, 1982, a cycle of 29.39 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.