Waxing · 98.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on August 2, 2020Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 2, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
385,614 km239,609 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2020 is on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 15:59 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 17:33 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 27, 2020 | 12:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 3, 2020 | 15:59 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Sunday, August 2, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 2020 to the new moon of August 19, 2020, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.