Waning · 19.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on August 23, 2003Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 23, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.1% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
395,032 km245,461 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2003 is on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 04:48 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 17:26 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | 00:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | 17:26 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Saturday, August 23, 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.