Waxing · 19.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on August 12, 1983Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 12, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.2% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
368,903 km229,226 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1983 is on Tuesday, August 23, 1983 at 14:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 8, 1983 at 19:18 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 8, 1983 | 19:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 15, 1983 | 12:47 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Friday, August 12, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 1983 to the new moon of September 7, 1983, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.