New Moon August 2012
The August new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from August 12 to August 20. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Aug 12 to Aug 20
- Distance
- 381,788 km
- Type
- Average
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, August's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in August 2012
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.