Waning · 98.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on August 23, 2040Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 23, 2040, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
364,105 km226,244 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2040 is on Wednesday, August 22, 2040 at 09:10 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 6, 2040 at 15:14 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 22, 2040 | 09:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 29, 2040 | 11:16 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Thursday, August 23, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2040 to the new moon of September 6, 2040, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
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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.