Waxing · 69.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on August 27, 2020Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 27, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.0% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
69.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
379,630 km235,891 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 2020 is on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 05:22 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 17:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | 05:22 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Thursday, August 27, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.