Waning · 28.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Moon age
23.8days
Moon phase on August 21, 2022Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 21, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.7% of its visible face lit, 23.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.8 dMoon age
404,315 km251,230 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2022 is on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 01:36 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 08:17 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 19, 2022 | 04:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 08:17 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Sunday, August 21, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 2022 to the new moon of August 27, 2022, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.