Waxing · 27.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on August 21, 2042Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 21, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
404,707 km251,473 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2042 is on Sunday, August 31, 2042 at 02:02 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 15, 2042 at 18:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 15, 2042 | 18:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 23, 2042 | 21:55 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 15, 2042 to the new moon of September 14, 2042, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.