Waning · 45.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Last Quarter at
01:15UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 2017Last Quarter
On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.0% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
370,255 km230,065 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 2017 is on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 18:11 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 18:30 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 7, 2017 | 18:11 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | 01:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 21, 2017 | 18:30 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 23, 2017 to the new moon of August 21, 2017, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
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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.