Waxing · 18.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on August 3, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 3, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.3% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
365,961 km227,397 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 3, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 18:40 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 30, 2011 | 18:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 6, 2011 | 11:08 |
The Moon around August 3
More about this date
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 30, 2011 to the new moon of August 29, 2011, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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