Waning · 31.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
23.5days
Moon phase on August 31, 2040Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 31, 2040, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 31.0% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
403,518 km250,734 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2040 is on Wednesday, August 22, 2040 at 09:10 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 6, 2040 at 15:14 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 29, 2040 | 11:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 6, 2040 | 15:14 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.