Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
First Quarter at
11:08UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 2011First Quarter
On Saturday, August 6, 2011, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
371,522 km230,853 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2011 is on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 18:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 18:40 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 30, 2011 | 18:40 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 6, 2011 | 11:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 13, 2011 | 18:58 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Saturday, August 6, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.