Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
New Moon at
08:17UTC
Moon phase on August 27, 2022New Moon
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
397,103 km246,749 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 2022 is on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 09:59 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 08:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 19, 2022 | 04:36 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 08:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 3, 2022 | 18:08 |
The Moon around August 27
More about this date
Saturday, August 27, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 27, 2022 to the new moon of September 25, 2022, a cycle of 29.57 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.