Waning · 42.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on August 20, 1927Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 20, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.6% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
375,065 km233,055 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1927 is on Saturday, August 13, 1927 at 04:37 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 27, 1927 at 06:46 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 19, 1927 | 19:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 27, 1927 | 06:46 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Saturday, August 20, 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.
- 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.