Waning · 38.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on August 31, 2021Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.9% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
402,830 km250,307 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2021 is on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 12:02 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 00:52 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 30, 2021 | 07:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | 00:52 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Tuesday, August 31, 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.
- 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.