Waning · 92.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on August 23, 2013Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 23, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.3% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
376,111 km233,705 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:36 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | 01:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | 09:35 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Friday, August 23, 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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