Waning · 39.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
22.7days
Moon phase on August 9, 2023Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
388,813 km241,597 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2023 is on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 18:32 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 10:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 09:38 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Wednesday, August 9, 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.