Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
New Moon at
03:04UTC
Moon phase on August 29, 2011New Moon
On Monday, August 29, 2011, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
362,105 km225,001 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 2011 is on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 09:27 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 21, 2011 | 21:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, August 29, 2011 | 03:04 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 4, 2011 | 17:39 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Monday, August 29, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 29, 2011 to the new moon of September 27, 2011, a cycle of 29.34 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.
- 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.