Waning · 96.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on August 9, 2017Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
388,884 km241,641 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2017 is on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 18:11 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 18:30 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 7, 2017 | 18:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | 01:15 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Wednesday, August 9, 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.
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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.