Waning · 91.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on August 6, 2020Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 6, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.9% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
399,690 km248,356 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2020 is on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 15:59 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 02:42 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 3, 2020 | 15:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 16:45 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Thursday, August 6, 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.
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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.