Waning · 34.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on August 23, 2011Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 23, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
391,747 km243,420 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 21, 2011 | 21:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 29, 2011 | 03:04 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Tuesday, August 23, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.