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The Moon on Thursday, August 20, 1908: Waning Crescent, 34% lit

Waning · 33.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

23.2days

Moon phase on August 20, 1908Waning Crescent

Thursday 20 August 1908393,638 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, August 20, 1908, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 33.9% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

33.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
393,638 km244,596 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 20, 1908 is on Wednesday, August 12, 1908 at 04:59 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 26, 1908 at 22:59 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, August 18, 190821:25
New Moon (after)Wednesday, August 26, 190822:59

The Moon around August 20

More about this date

Thursday, August 20, 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.