Waning · 30.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on August 6, 1999Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 6, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.1% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
367,712 km228,485 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1999 is on Wednesday, July 28, 1999 at 11:25 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 11, 1999 at 11:09 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 4, 1999 | 17:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 11, 1999 | 11:09 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 13, 1999 to the new moon of August 11, 1999, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.