Waning · 41.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on August 27, 2005Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 27, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.5% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
395,916 km246,011 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 2005 is on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 17:53 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 18:46 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 26, 2005 | 15:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 3, 2005 | 18:46 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Saturday, August 27, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 2005 to the new moon of September 3, 2005, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.