Waning · 9.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on August 5, 2021Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
398,963 km247,904 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 2021 is on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 02:37 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 13:50 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 31, 2021 | 13:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 8, 2021 | 13:50 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Thursday, August 5, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 10, 2021 to the new moon of August 8, 2021, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.