Waning · 76.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on August 31, 1999Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 31, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.6% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
76.6%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
371,145 km230,619 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1999 is on Thursday, August 26, 1999 at 23:48 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 9, 1999 at 22:02 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 26, 1999 | 23:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 2, 1999 | 22:17 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Tuesday, August 31, 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.