Waxing · 51.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 03°
First Quarter at
09:50UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1982First Quarter
On Thursday, August 26, 1982, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.0% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
400,828 km249,063 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1982 is on Friday, September 3, 1982 at 12:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 19, 1982 at 02:45 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 19, 1982 | 02:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 26, 1982 | 09:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 3, 1982 | 12:28 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Thursday, August 26, 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.