Waxing · 1.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on August 31, 2019Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 31, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
357,852 km222,359 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2019 is on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 04:33 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:37 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 30, 2019 | 10:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 6, 2019 | 03:11 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 30, 2019 to the new moon of September 28, 2019, a cycle of 29.33 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.