Waxing · 8.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 2, 2000Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 2, 2000, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
367,184 km228,158 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2000 is on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 at 05:13 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 31, 2000 at 02:25 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 31, 2000 | 02:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 7, 2000 | 01:02 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Wednesday, August 2, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 2000 to the new moon of August 29, 2000, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.