Waxing · 46.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
First Quarter at
20:20UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 2008First Quarter
On Friday, August 8, 2008, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.8% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
401,125 km249,247 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:13 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 1, 2008 | 10:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 8, 2008 | 20:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 21:17 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Friday, August 8, 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.
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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.