Waning · 87.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on August 17, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
404,427 km251,299 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 13, 2011 | 18:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 21, 2011 | 21:55 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 30, 2011 to the new moon of August 29, 2011, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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