Waxing · 35.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on August 17, 1999Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 17, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.2% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
400,373 km248,780 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1999 is on Thursday, August 26, 1999 at 23:48 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 11, 1999 at 11:09 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 11, 1999 | 11:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 19, 1999 | 01:47 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Tuesday, August 17, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 11, 1999 to the new moon of September 9, 1999, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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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.