Waning · 64.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 2000Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 21, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.1% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
380,457 km236,405 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2000 is on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 at 05:13 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at 10:19 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 15, 2000 | 05:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 22, 2000 | 18:51 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Monday, August 21, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 2000 to the new moon of August 29, 2000, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.