Waxing · 83.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on August 8, 2003Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 8, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.5% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
370,600 km230,280 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 2003 is on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 04:48 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 06:53 UTC, 10 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 8
More about this date
Friday, August 8, 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.
- 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.