Waxing · 57.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
8.8days
Moon phase on August 6, 1927Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 6, 1927, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.3% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
400,004 km248,551 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1927 is on Saturday, August 13, 1927 at 04:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 28, 1927 at 17:36 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 5, 1927 | 18:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 13, 1927 | 04:37 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Saturday, August 6, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 1927 to the new moon of August 27, 1927, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
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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.