Waxing · 98.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on August 6, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 6, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
398,704 km247,743 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2017 is on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 18:11 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 09:46 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 30, 2017 | 15:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 7, 2017 | 18:11 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Sunday, August 6, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 23, 2017 to the new moon of August 21, 2017, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.