Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
New Moon at
03:05UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 2005New Moon
On Friday, August 5, 2005, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
406,502 km252,589 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 2005 is on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 17:53 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 03:05 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 28, 2005 | 03:19 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, August 5, 2005 | 03:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 13, 2005 | 02:39 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Friday, August 5, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 2005 to the new moon of September 3, 2005, a cycle of 29.65 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.