Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
New Moon at
06:07UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 2025New Moon
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
387,989 km241,085 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2025 is on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 07:55 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 06:07 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 05:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 06:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 31, 2025 | 06:25 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Saturday, August 23, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 23, 2025 to the new moon of September 21, 2025, a cycle of 29.57 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.
- 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.