Waning · 2.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on August 3, 2005Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 3, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
405,935 km252,236 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 2005 is on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 11:00 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 03:05 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 28, 2005 | 03:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 5, 2005 | 03:05 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 2005 to the new moon of August 5, 2005, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.