Waxing · 15.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 23°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on August 31, 1927Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 31, 1927, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
405,663 km252,067 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1927 is on Sunday, September 11, 1927 at 12:54 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 27, 1927 at 06:46 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 27, 1927 | 06:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 4, 1927 | 10:45 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Wednesday, August 31, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 27, 1927 to the new moon of September 25, 1927, a cycle of 29.64 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.