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The Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1926: Waxing Crescent, 29% lit

Waxing · 28.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on August 14, 1926Waxing Crescent

Saturday 14 August 1926399,894 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 14, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.9% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

28.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
399,894 km248,482 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 14, 1926 is on Monday, August 23, 1926 at 12:38 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 1926 at 13:49 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, August 8, 192613:49
First Quarter (after)Monday, August 16, 192616:39

The Moon around August 14

More about this date

Saturday, August 14, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 1926 to the new moon of September 7, 1926, a cycle of 29.66 days.