Waning · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
New Moon at
15:55UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 2012New Moon
On Friday, August 17, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
382,427 km237,629 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, August 17, 2012 | 15:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 24, 2012 | 13:54 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Friday, August 17, 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.