Waxing · 52.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
First Quarter at
07:28UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 2003First Quarter
On Tuesday, August 5, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.3% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
369,754 km229,754 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 2003 is on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 04:48 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 06:53 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | 06:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 5, 2003 | 07:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 | 04:48 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Tuesday, August 5, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 29, 2003 to the new moon of August 27, 2003, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.