Waning · 1.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 16, 2012Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 16, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
386,581 km240,210 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 1 day 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 16
More about this date
Thursday, August 16, 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.