Waning · 34.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on August 11, 2012Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 11, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.2% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
403,422 km250,674 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 11, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 17, 2012 | 15:55 |
The Moon around August 11
More about this date
Saturday, August 11, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
- 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.