Waxing · 3.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on August 23, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 23, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.8% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
379,702 km235,936 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2017 is on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 07:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 18:30 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 21, 2017 | 18:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 29, 2017 | 08:13 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 21, 2017 to the new moon of September 20, 2017, a cycle of 29.46 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.