Waning · 8.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on August 16, 2020Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 16, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
379,353 km235,719 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2020 is on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 15:59 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 16:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 02:42 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Sunday, August 16, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 2020 to the new moon of August 19, 2020, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.