Waxing · 4.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on August 5, 1921Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 5, 1921, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.3% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
359,573 km223,428 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1921 is on Thursday, August 18, 1921 at 15:28 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 3, 1921 at 20:17 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 3, 1921 | 20:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 10, 1921 | 14:13 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Friday, August 5, 1921 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1921 to the new moon of September 2, 1921, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1921, or the whole moon calendar 1921.
- The same date one year apart: 1920 · 1922.
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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.