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The Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 1930: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 92.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on August 6, 1930Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 6 August 1930402,712 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, August 6, 1930, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
402,712 km250,233 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 6, 1930 is on Saturday, August 9, 1930 at 10:58 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 25, 1930 at 20:42 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, August 1, 193012:26
Full Moon (after)Saturday, August 9, 193010:58

The Moon around August 6

More about this date

Wednesday, August 6, 1930 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1930 to the new moon of August 24, 1930, a cycle of 29.29 days.