Waxing · 67.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
9.9days
Moon phase on August 24, 2015Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 24, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 67.1% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
67.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
384,817 km239,114 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 2015 is on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 18:35 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 14:54 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 22, 2015 | 19:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 29, 2015 | 18:35 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Monday, August 24, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 2015 to the new moon of September 13, 2015, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.