Waning · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
New Moon at
20:45UTC
Moon phase on August 2, 2016New Moon
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
380,871 km236,662 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2016 is on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 22:57 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 20:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | 23:00 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | 20:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | 18:21 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 2016 to the new moon of August 2, 2016, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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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.