Waning · 70.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
20.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 2019Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 70.7% of its visible face lit, 20.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
70.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.4 dMoon age
399,075 km247,974 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2019 is on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 12:29 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:37 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 15, 2019 | 12:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 23, 2019 | 14:56 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 2019 to the new moon of August 30, 2019, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.