Waning · 54.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Last Quarter at
21:55UTC
Moon phase on August 21, 2011Last Quarter
On Sunday, August 21, 2011, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.1% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
400,503 km248,861 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 13, 2011 | 18:58 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, August 21, 2011 | 21:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 29, 2011 | 03:04 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Sunday, August 21, 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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