Waxing · 74.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on August 17, 1918Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 17, 1918, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.4% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.4%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
387,192 km240,590 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1918 is on Thursday, August 22, 1918 at 05:02 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 6, 1918 at 20:29 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 14, 1918 | 23:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 22, 1918 | 05:02 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 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.