Waxing · 7.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
2.8days
Moon phase on August 31, 1916Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 31, 1916, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
390,772 km242,814 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1916 is on Monday, September 11, 1916 at 20:31 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 28, 1916 at 17:24 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 28, 1916 | 17:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 5, 1916 | 04:26 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 28, 1916 to the new moon of September 27, 1916, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1916, or the whole moon calendar 1916.
- The same date one year apart: 1915 · 1917.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.