Waxing · 63.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on August 6, 2003Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 63.6% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
63.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
369,427 km229,551 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2003 is on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 04:48 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 06:53 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 5, 2003 | 07:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 | 04:48 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Wednesday, August 6, 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.