Waning · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
New Moon at
19:58UTC
Moon phase on August 30, 2008New Moon
On Saturday, August 30, 2008, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
376,639 km234,032 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 2008 is on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 21:17 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 19:58 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 23:50 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 19:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 14:04 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Saturday, August 30, 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.
- 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.