Waning · 12.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 26°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on August 31, 1929Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 31, 1929, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.4% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
364,352 km226,397 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1929 is on Tuesday, August 20, 1929 at 09:42 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 3, 1929 at 11:47 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 27, 1929 | 20:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 3, 1929 | 11:47 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.