Moon

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Waning Gibbous


The lunar phase on Thursday, August 26, 2021 was a Waning Gibbous. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 79% illuminated, 19.3 days old, and 65% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Gibbous phase, the lit side of the moon will shrink, darkening from one side. The moon will rise later with each passing night.

Date:August 26, 2021
Moon Phase:Waning Gibbous
Illumination:79%
Age:19.3 Days
Longitude:29.2°
Moon Sign:Aries


The next New Moon was on Monday, September 6, 2021, and the next Full Moon was on Monday, September 20, 2021 (Harvest Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of August 2021.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3Waning Crescent title=
  • 4Waning Crescent title=
  • 5Waning Crescent title=
  • 6Waning Crescent title=
  • 7Waning Crescent title=
  • 8New Moon title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11Waxing Crescent title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13Waxing Crescent title=
  • 14Waxing Crescent title=
  • 15First Quarter title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 19Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 22Full Moon title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Waning Gibbous title=
  • 26Waning Gibbous title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=
  • 29Last Quarter title=
  • 30Last Quarter title=
  • 31Waning Crescent title=

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