Waning · 63.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
20.7days
Moon phase on August 20, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.5% of its visible face lit, 20.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.7 dMoon age
403,241 km250,562 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 9 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 20
More about this date
Saturday, August 20, 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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