Waning · 52.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Last Quarter at
18:55UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 2012Last Quarter
On Thursday, August 9, 2012, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.9% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
403,530 km250,742 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 03:28 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 17, 2012 | 15:55 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Thursday, August 9, 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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