Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
New Moon at
02:42UTC
Moon phase on August 19, 2020New Moon
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
366,205 km227,549 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 19, 2020 is on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 05:22 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 16:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 02:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 17:58 |
The Moon around August 19
More about this date
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 19, 2020 to the new moon of September 17, 2020, a cycle of 29.35 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.