Waxing · 57.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on August 11, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 11, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.1% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
402,814 km250,297 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 11, 2016 is on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 09:27 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 20:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 18:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 09:27 |
The Moon around August 11
More about this date
Thursday, August 11, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 2016 to the new moon of September 1, 2016, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
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