Waxing · 17.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on August 21, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.6% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
371,267 km230,694 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 17, 2012 | 15:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 24, 2012 | 13:54 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 2012 to the new moon of September 16, 2012, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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