Waning · 71.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on August 7, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.4% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
398,708 km247,745 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (20°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 03:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 18:55 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 2012 to the new moon of August 17, 2012, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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