Waning · 2.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on August 20, 2017Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
368,295 km228,848 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 2017 is on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 18:11 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 18:30 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | 01:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 21, 2017 | 18:30 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Sunday, August 20, 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.
- 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.