Waxing · 6.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on August 9, 1918Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 9, 1918, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.9% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
402,393 km250,036 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1918 is on Thursday, August 22, 1918 at 05:02 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 1918 at 20:29 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 6, 1918 | 20:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 14, 1918 | 23:16 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Friday, August 9, 1918 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 1918 to the new moon of September 5, 1918, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1918, or the whole moon calendar 1918.
- The same date one year apart: 1917 · 1919.
- 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.