Waxing · 22.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on August 6, 2027Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 6, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 22.4% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
22.4%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
372,246 km231,303 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2027 is on Tuesday, August 17, 2027 at 07:29 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 2, 2027 at 10:05 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 2, 2027 | 10:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 9, 2027 | 04:54 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 2027 to the new moon of August 31, 2027, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2027, or the whole moon calendar 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.