Waxing · 90.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 2010Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 21, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.9% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
401,685 km249,595 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2010 is on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 17:05 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 03:08 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 16, 2010 | 18:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 24, 2010 | 17:05 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 10, 2010 to the new moon of September 8, 2010, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.