Waxing · 8.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 31, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 31, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
361,316 km224,512 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2011 is on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 09:27 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 03:04 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 29, 2011 | 03:04 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 4, 2011 | 17:39 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Wednesday, August 31, 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.
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