Waxing · 96.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on August 31, 2020Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 31, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
393,995 km244,817 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2020 is on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 05:22 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, 12 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 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 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.