Moon

Monday, August 6, 1579

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Monday, August 6, 1579 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 19% illuminated, 4.3 days old, and 15% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:August 6, 1579
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:19%
Age:4.3 Days
Longitude:186.2°
Moon Sign:Libra


The next Full Moon was on Thursday, August 16, 1579 (Sturgeon Moon), and the next New Moon was on Saturday, September 1, 1579.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of August 1579.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2New Moon title=
  • 3Waxing Crescent title=
  • 4Waxing Crescent title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6Waxing Crescent title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8Waxing Crescent title=
  • 9First Quarter title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Full Moon title=
  • 17Waning Gibbous title=
  • 18Waning Gibbous title=
  • 19Waning Gibbous title=
  • 20Waning Gibbous title=
  • 21Waning Gibbous title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Last Quarter title=
  • 24Last Quarter title=
  • 25Waning Crescent title=
  • 26Waning Crescent title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28Waning Crescent title=
  • 29Waning Crescent title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=
  • 31New Moon title=

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