Waxing · 6.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on August 9, 2013Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 9, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.7% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
393,448 km244,477 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 21:51 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | 21:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | 10:56 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Friday, August 9, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 2013 to the new moon of September 5, 2013, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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