Waxing · 21.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on August 9, 2024Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.8% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
405,182 km251,768 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2024 is on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 18:26 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 11:13 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 4, 2024 | 11:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 12, 2024 | 15:19 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Friday, August 9, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 2024 to the new moon of September 3, 2024, a cycle of 29.61 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.