Waning · 5.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on August 15, 2012Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 15, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.3% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
390,874 km242,878 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 2 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 15
More about this date
Wednesday, August 15, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.