Waxing · 99.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 28°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on August 30, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.4% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.4%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
357,199 km221,953 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 2023 is on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 01:36 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 09:38 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 09:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 01:36 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Wednesday, August 30, 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.