Waning · 66.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on August 31, 2056Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 31, 2056, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 66.3% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
404,500 km251,345 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2056 is on Friday, August 25, 2056 at 06:00 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 9, 2056 at 17:47 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 25, 2056 | 06:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 2, 2056 | 05:43 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 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.