Moon Phases in Leicester
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 05:03
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.5 days
- Moonset
- 11:13
- Illumination
- 26%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day Length
- 9h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 22:43 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 386297 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 23:09 | 14:55 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 392163 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 23:46 | 16:19 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 397176 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | - | 17:35 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 401119 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 00:36 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 403909 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 01:43 | 19:21 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405584 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | 03:02 | 19:52 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 04:26 | 20:15 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 05:50 | 20:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405296 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 07:10 | 20:47 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 403904 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 08:27 | 21:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 401994 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 09:42 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 399560 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 10:55 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 396562 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 12:07 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 392964 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 13:20 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 388776 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 14:31 | 22:22 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 384081 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 15:39 | 22:53 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 379059 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 16:41 | 23:36 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 373980 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 17:34 | - | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 369187 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 18:14 | 00:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 365060 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 18:46 | 01:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 19:10 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 19:30 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 19:46 | 05:33 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 20:00 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.4 days | 364562 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 20:15 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 368987 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 20:31 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 374446 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 20:50 | 11:12 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.4 days | 380504 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 21:14 | 12:40 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 386677 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 21:47 | 14:06 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 392489 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 22:33 | 15:25 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 397520 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.