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The Moon on Monday, August 2, 1926: Waning Crescent, 32% lit

Waning · 32.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°

Moon age

23.5days

Moon phase on August 2, 1926Waning Crescent

Monday 2 August 1926385,793 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, August 2, 1926, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 32.3% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

32.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
385,793 km239,720 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (0°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 2, 1926 is on Sunday, July 25, 1926 at 05:13 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 1926 at 13:49 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, July 31, 192619:25
New Moon (after)Sunday, August 8, 192613:49

The Moon around August 2

More about this date

Monday, August 2, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 1926 to the new moon of August 8, 1926, a cycle of 29.61 days.