Waning · 56.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on August 6, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 6, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.7% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
371,963 km231,127 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2015 is on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 10:43 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 14:54 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, July 31, 2015 | 10:43 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 7, 2015 | 02:03 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Thursday, August 6, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 16, 2015 to the new moon of August 14, 2015, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
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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.