Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on August 2, 1917Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 2, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
359,711 km223,514 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1917 is on Friday, August 3, 1917 at 05:11 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 1917 at 03:00 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 27, 1917 | 06:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 3, 1917 | 05:11 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Thursday, August 2, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1917 to the new moon of August 17, 1917, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- 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.