Waxing · 4.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on August 18, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.0% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
405,241 km251,805 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 2023 is on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 01:36 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 09:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 09:57 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Friday, August 18, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 2023 to the new moon of September 15, 2023, a cycle of 29.67 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.
- 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.