Waxing · 91.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 09°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on August 6, 2025Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
392,331 km243,783 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2025 is on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 07:55 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:11 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 1, 2025 | 12:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 9, 2025 | 07:55 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 24, 2025 to the new moon of August 23, 2025, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
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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.