Waning · 22.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on August 31, 2013Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 31, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 22.3% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
22.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
404,723 km251,483 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2013 is on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 01:45 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:36 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | 09:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 5, 2013 | 11:36 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.