Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 08°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on August 23, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 23, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
402,219 km249,927 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1991 is on Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 09:07 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 10, 1991 at 02:28 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 17, 1991 | 05:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 25, 1991 | 09:07 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Friday, August 23, 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.