Waning · 34.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
24.1days
Moon phase on August 7, 2026Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 7, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.3% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
368,486 km228,966 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 17:37 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 02:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 17:37 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Friday, August 7, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 2026 to the new moon of August 12, 2026, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.