Waning · 49.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Last Quarter at
10:29UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 2023Last Quarter
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.5% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
383,400 km238,233 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 2023 is on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 18:32 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | 18:32 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 10:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 09:38 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Tuesday, August 8, 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.