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The Moon on Friday, August 23, 2030: Waning Crescent, 28% lit

Waning · 27.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°

Moon age

24.0days

Moon phase on August 23, 2030Waning Crescent

Friday 23 August 2030402,684 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, August 23, 2030, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 27.7% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

27.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
402,684 km250,216 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 23, 2030 is on Tuesday, August 13, 2030 at 10:44 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 28, 2030 at 23:07 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, August 21, 203001:15
New Moon (after)Wednesday, August 28, 203023:07

The Moon around August 23

More about this date

Friday, August 23, 2030 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 30, 2030 to the new moon of August 28, 2030, a cycle of 29.50 days.