Waxing · 51.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
First Quarter at
09:40UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1908First Quarter
On Wednesday, August 5, 1908, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.1% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
388,288 km241,271 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1908 is on Wednesday, August 12, 1908 at 04:59 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 28, 1908 at 07:17 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 28, 1908 | 07:17 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 5, 1908 | 09:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 12, 1908 | 04:59 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 1908 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 1908 to the new moon of August 26, 1908, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1908, or the whole moon calendar 1908.
- The same date one year apart: 1907 · 1909.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.