Waning · 2.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on August 5, 2013Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 5, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
403,939 km250,996 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 2013 is on Monday, July 22, 2013 at 18:16 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 21:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 29, 2013 | 17:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | 21:51 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Monday, August 5, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 8, 2013 to the new moon of August 6, 2013, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.