Waxing · 8.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 2020Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 21, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
363,505 km225,872 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2020 is on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 05:22 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 02:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 17:58 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 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.