Waxing · 77.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on August 15, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.6% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
382,856 km237,895 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 2024 is on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 18:26 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:13 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 12, 2024 | 15:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 19, 2024 | 18:26 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Thursday, August 15, 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.