Waning · 71.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on August 17, 1984Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 17, 1984, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.9% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
403,083 km250,464 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1984 is on Saturday, August 11, 1984 at 15:43 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 26, 1984 at 19:26 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 11, 1984 | 15:43 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 19, 1984 | 19:41 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Friday, August 17, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 1984 to the new moon of August 26, 1984, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
- 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.