Moon

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Thursday, August 8, 2024 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 19% illuminated, 4.2 days old, and 14% 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 8, 2024
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:19%
Age:4.2 Days
Longitude:188.7°
Moon Sign:Libra


The next Full Moon was on Monday, August 19, 2024 (Sturgeon Moon), and the next New Moon was on Monday, September 2, 2024.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of August 2024.


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

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