Waxing · 60.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
7.8days
Moon phase on August 25, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 25, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.6% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
370,444 km230,183 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 25, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 15:55 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 24, 2012 | 13:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 31, 2012 | 13:58 |
The Moon around August 25
More about this date
Saturday, August 25, 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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