Waning · 0.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
New Moon at
21:51UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 2013New Moon
On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
401,987 km249,783 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 21:51 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 29, 2013 | 17:44 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | 21:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | 10:56 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 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.