Waning · 86.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on August 27, 1983Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 27, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.5% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
397,790 km247,175 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 1983 is on Tuesday, August 23, 1983 at 14:59 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 7, 1983 at 02:35 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 23, 1983 | 14:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 31, 1983 | 11:22 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Saturday, August 27, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.