Waxing · 42.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
6.2days
Moon phase on August 17, 2056Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 17, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 42.4% of its visible face lit, 6.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.2 dMoon age
369,435 km229,556 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 2056 is on Friday, August 25, 2056 at 06:00 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 11, 2056 at 07:48 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 11, 2056 | 07:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, August 18, 2056 | 04:14 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Thursday, August 17, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 11, 2056 to the new moon of September 9, 2056, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
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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.