Waning · 42.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on August 23, 2000Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 23, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
371,979 km231,137 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2000 is on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 at 05:13 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at 10:19 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 22, 2000 | 18:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 29, 2000 | 10:19 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Wednesday, August 23, 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.