Waxing · 48.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
First Quarter at
15:19UTC
Moon phase on August 12, 2024First Quarter
On Monday, August 12, 2024, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
398,525 km247,632 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 2024 is on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 18:26 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 4, 2024 | 11:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 12, 2024 | 15:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 19, 2024 | 18:26 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Monday, August 12, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 2024 to the new moon of September 3, 2024, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.