Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on August 2, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, August 2, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
372,244 km231,301 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:13 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 1, 2008 | 10:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 8, 2008 | 20:20 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Saturday, August 2, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 2008 to the new moon of August 30, 2008, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
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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.