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The Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2030: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

2.5days

Moon phase on August 31, 2030Waxing Crescent

Saturday 31 August 2030374,805 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 31, 2030, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
374,805 km232,893 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 31, 2030 is on Wednesday, September 11, 2030 at 21:18 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 28, 2030 at 23:07 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, August 28, 203023:07
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, September 4, 203021:56

The Moon around August 31

More about this date

Saturday, August 31, 2030 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 28, 2030 to the new moon of September 27, 2030, a cycle of 29.45 days.