Waxing · 53.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
First Quarter at
02:46UTC
Moon phase on August 20, 2026First Quarter
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.8% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
402,530 km250,121 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 2026 is on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 04:19 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 17:37 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 17:37 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 02:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 28, 2026 | 04:19 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Thursday, August 20, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 2026 to the new moon of September 11, 2026, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.