Moon Phases Calendar August 2023

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Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«August 2023»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Full Moon
2
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
Full Moon
3
right
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Waning Gibbous
4
right
Friday, August 4th, 2023
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Sunday, August 6th, 2023
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Monday, August 7th, 2023
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
Last Quarter
10
right
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
Last Quarter
11
left
right
Friday, August 11th, 2023
Waning Cresent
12
left
right
Saturday, August 12th, 2023
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Monday, August 14th, 2023
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
New Moon
17
left
right
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
New Moon
18
left
right
Friday, August 18th, 2023
Waxing Cresent
19
left
right
Saturday, August 19th, 2023
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Sunday, August 20th, 2023
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Monday, August 21st, 2023
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
Waxing Cresent
24
right
Thursday, August 24th, 2023
First Quarter
25
right
Friday, August 25th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
26
right
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Sunday, August 27th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Monday, August 28th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
31
Thursday, August 31st, 2023
Full Moon
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.