Waxing · 90.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on August 9, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.3% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
361,040 km224,340 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2022 is on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 01:36 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 17:55 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 5, 2022 | 11:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 12, 2022 | 01:36 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 2022 to the new moon of August 27, 2022, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.