Waxing · 14.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 08°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on August 17, 1920Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 17, 1920, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.1% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
380,699 km236,555 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (8°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1920 is on Sunday, August 29, 1920 at 13:03 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 14, 1920 at 03:44 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 14, 1920 | 03:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 21, 1920 | 10:52 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Tuesday, August 17, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 1920 to the new moon of September 12, 1920, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1920, or the whole moon calendar 1920.
- The same date one year apart: 1919 · 1921.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.