Waning · 81.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on August 23, 2005Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.2% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
372,678 km231,571 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2005 is on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 17:53 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 18:46 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 19, 2005 | 17:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 26, 2005 | 15:18 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Tuesday, August 23, 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.
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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.