Waning · 34.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on August 3, 1983Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 3, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.8% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
378,580 km235,239 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 1983 is on Sunday, July 24, 1983 at 23:27 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 8, 1983 at 19:18 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 2, 1983 | 00:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 8, 1983 | 19:18 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Wednesday, August 3, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 10, 1983 to the new moon of August 8, 1983, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.