Waxing · 61.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
8.1days
Moon phase on August 19, 2018Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 19, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.7% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
397,991 km247,300 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 19, 2018 is on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 11:56 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 09:58 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 18, 2018 | 07:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 26, 2018 | 11:56 |
The Moon around August 19
More about this date
Sunday, August 19, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 11, 2018 to the new moon of September 9, 2018, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.