Waxing · 17.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on August 31, 2003Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 31, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.9% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
367,952 km228,635 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2003 is on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at 16:36 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 17:26 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | 17:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 3, 2003 | 12:34 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 27, 2003 to the new moon of September 26, 2003, a cycle of 29.40 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.