Waxing · 40.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on August 23, 1993Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 23, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.0% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
372,121 km231,225 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1993 is on Wednesday, September 1, 1993 at 02:33 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 17, 1993 at 19:28 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 17, 1993 | 19:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 24, 1993 | 09:57 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Monday, August 23, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1993 to the new moon of September 16, 1993, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.