Waxing · 47.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
First Quarter at
17:21UTC
Moon phase on August 20, 2072First Quarter
On Saturday, August 20, 2072, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
381,191 km236,861 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 2072 is on Sunday, August 28, 2072 at 15:59 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 14, 2072 at 01:21 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 14, 2072 | 01:21 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 20, 2072 | 17:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 28, 2072 | 15:59 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Saturday, August 20, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 2072 to the new moon of September 12, 2072, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
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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.