Waning · 4.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on August 2, 2024Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 2, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
390,404 km242,586 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2024 is on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:17 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:13 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 28, 2024 | 02:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 4, 2024 | 11:13 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Friday, August 2, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 5, 2024 to the new moon of August 4, 2024, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.