Waning · 12.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on August 27, 2019Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.4% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
366,189 km227,539 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 2019 is on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 12:29 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:37 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 23, 2019 | 14:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 30, 2019 | 10:37 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Tuesday, August 27, 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.