Waxing · 92.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on August 17, 1929Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 17, 1929, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
404,403 km251,284 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1929 is on Tuesday, August 20, 1929 at 09:42 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 5, 1929 at 03:40 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 12, 1929 | 06:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 20, 1929 | 09:42 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 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.