Waxing · 93.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
12.9days
Moon phase on August 21, 1926Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 21, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.9% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
362,138 km225,022 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1926 is on Monday, August 23, 1926 at 12:38 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 8, 1926 at 13:49 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 16, 1926 | 16:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 23, 1926 | 12:38 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 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.
- 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.