Waning · 56.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
21.8days
Moon phase on August 6, 2072Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 6, 2072, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 56.9% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
395,180 km245,553 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 2072 is on Saturday, July 30, 2072 at 00:17 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 14, 2072 at 01:21 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, July 30, 2072 | 00:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 7, 2072 | 04:15 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Saturday, August 6, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 2072 to the new moon of August 14, 2072, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
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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.