Waxing · 52.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
First Quarter at
06:01UTC
Moon phase on August 12, 1929First Quarter
On Monday, August 12, 1929, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.6% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
397,998 km247,304 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1929 is on Tuesday, August 20, 1929 at 09:42 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 5, 1929 at 03:40 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 5, 1929 | 03:40 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 12, 1929 | 06:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 20, 1929 | 09:42 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Monday, August 12, 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.