Waning · 8.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on August 5, 1926Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 5, 1926, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.7% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
397,632 km247,077 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1926 is on Sunday, July 25, 1926 at 05:13 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 1926 at 13:49 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 31, 1926 | 19:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 8, 1926 | 13:49 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Thursday, August 5, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.