MoonPhases

August 2025 · Saturday · 1 year ago

30 August 2025

First Quarter

43% illuminated and waxing, 7.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 30 August 2025: First Quarter, 43% illuminated

Ephemeris for 30 August 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
42.8%
Lunar age
7.2 days
Elongation
81.6°
Distance
404,078 km
Distance (mi)
251,082 mi
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.5° N
Libration lon
1.7° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London14:3418:1721:5312.3°
New York13:5118:2222:4922.5°
Chicago13:5218:1922:4121.2°
Denver13:5718:3123:0023.3°
Los Angeles13:3218:2523:1528.9°
Mexico City12:3518:0623:3643.8°
São Paulo10:2917:2900:33 +187.7°
Berlin14:4318:2121:5111.4°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter31 August 202506:25tomorrow
Full Moon7 September 202518:09in 8 days
Last Quarter14 September 202510:33in 15 days
New Moon21 September 202519:54in 22 days