Waning · 80.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 05°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on August 5, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 5, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.6% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
366,451 km227,702 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 2023 is on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 18:32 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | 18:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 10:29 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Saturday, August 5, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 17, 2023 to the new moon of August 16, 2023, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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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.