Waxing · 8.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 12, 1991Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 12, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
371,282 km230,704 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1991 is on Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 09:07 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 10, 1991 at 02:28 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 10, 1991 | 02:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 17, 1991 | 05:01 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Monday, August 12, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 10, 1991 to the new moon of September 8, 1991, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.