Waning · 17.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 6, 2010Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 6, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.7% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
372,841 km231,673 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2010 is on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 01:37 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 03:08 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 3, 2010 | 04:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 03:08 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 11, 2010 to the new moon of August 10, 2010, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.