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The Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2051: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on August 12, 2051Waxing Crescent

Saturday 12 August 2051404,625 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 12, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 29.8% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
404,625 km251,422 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 12, 2051 is on Tuesday, August 22, 2051 at 01:35 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 6, 2051 at 15:05 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, August 6, 205115:05
First Quarter (after)Monday, August 14, 205116:49

The Moon around August 12

More about this date

Saturday, August 12, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 2051 to the new moon of September 5, 2051, a cycle of 29.56 days.