Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
First Quarter at
04:27UTC
Moon phase on August 21, 2053First Quarter
On Thursday, August 21, 2053, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
399,136 km248,012 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 2053 is on Friday, August 29, 2053 at 07:53 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 14, 2053 at 00:41 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 14, 2053 | 00:41 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 21, 2053 | 04:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 29, 2053 | 07:53 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 2053 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 2053 to the new moon of September 12, 2053, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2053, or the whole moon calendar 2053.
- The same date one year apart: 2052 · 2054.
- 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.