Waning · 87.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
18.6days
Moon phase on August 21, 2016Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, August 21, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.7% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
367,188 km228,160 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2016 is on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 09:27 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 09:03 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 09:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 25, 2016 | 03:41 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Sunday, August 21, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.