Waning · 18.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 15, 2001Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 15, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.1% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
369,249 km229,441 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 2001 is on Saturday, August 4, 2001 at 05:56 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 02:55 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 12, 2001 | 07:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 19, 2001 | 02:55 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Wednesday, August 15, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 2001 to the new moon of August 19, 2001, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.