Waxing · 5.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on August 31, 2000Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 31, 2000, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
373,216 km231,905 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2000 is on Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 19:37 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at 10:19 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 29, 2000 | 10:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 5, 2000 | 16:28 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 29, 2000 to the new moon of September 27, 2000, a cycle of 29.40 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.