Waxing · 75.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on August 6, 2014Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
371,898 km231,087 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2014 is on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 18:09 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 22:42 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 4, 2014 | 00:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 10, 2014 | 18:09 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 26, 2014 to the new moon of August 25, 2014, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
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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.