Waning · 50.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Last Quarter at
12:26UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 2014Last Quarter
On Sunday, August 17, 2014, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
387,192 km240,590 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 2014 is on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 18:09 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 14:13 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 10, 2014 | 18:09 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, August 17, 2014 | 12:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 25, 2014 | 14:13 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Sunday, August 17, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 26, 2014 to the new moon of August 25, 2014, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
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