Waxing · 2.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on August 6, 1929Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 6, 1929, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.8% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
365,545 km227,139 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1929 is on Tuesday, August 20, 1929 at 09:42 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 5, 1929 at 03:40 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 5, 1929 | 03:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 12, 1929 | 06:01 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 1929 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 5, 1929 to the new moon of September 3, 1929, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1929, or the whole moon calendar 1929.
- The same date one year apart: 1928 · 1930.
- 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.