Waning · 44.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
23.1days
Moon phase on August 24, 2008Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 24, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.3% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
44.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
369,597 km229,657 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 23:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 19:58 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Sunday, August 24, 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.