Waning · 83.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on August 26, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 26, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 83.4% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
83.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
396,477 km246,359 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 2021 is on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 12:02 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 00:52 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 22, 2021 | 12:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 30, 2021 | 07:13 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Thursday, August 26, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2021 to the new moon of September 7, 2021, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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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.