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The Moon on Monday, August 17, 1903: Waning Crescent, 36% lit

Waning · 36.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°

Moon age

24.0days

Moon phase on August 17, 1903Waning Crescent

Monday 17 August 1903372,644 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, August 17, 1903, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 36.2% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

36.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
372,644 km231,550 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 17, 1903 is on Saturday, August 8, 1903 at 08:54 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 22, 1903 at 19:51 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, August 16, 190305:23
New Moon (after)Saturday, August 22, 190319:51

The Moon around August 17

More about this date

Monday, August 17, 1903 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 24, 1903 to the new moon of August 22, 1903, a cycle of 29.30 days.