Waning · 61.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on August 5, 1931Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 5, 1931, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.5% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
402,354 km250,011 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (29°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1931 is on Wednesday, July 29, 1931 at 12:48 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 13, 1931 at 20:27 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 29, 1931 | 12:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 6, 1931 | 16:28 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 1931 to the new moon of August 13, 1931, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.