Waning · 77.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on August 21, 2008Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 21, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.0% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
374,721 km232,841 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 21:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 23:50 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 2008 to the new moon of August 30, 2008, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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