Waxing · 6.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on August 18, 2004Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
388,405 km241,344 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 2004 is on Monday, August 30, 2004 at 02:22 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 16, 2004 at 01:24 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 16, 2004 | 01:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 23, 2004 | 10:12 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Wednesday, August 18, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 2004 to the new moon of September 14, 2004, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
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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.