Waxing · 49.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
First Quarter at
13:54UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 2012First Quarter
On Friday, August 24, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.2% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
369,841 km229,808 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 17, 2012 | 15:55 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 24, 2012 | 13:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 31, 2012 | 13:58 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Friday, August 24, 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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