Waxing · 28.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on August 18, 1931Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 18, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.3% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
367,523 km228,368 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1931 is on Friday, August 28, 1931 at 03:10 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 13, 1931 at 20:27 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 13, 1931 | 20:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 20, 1931 | 11:36 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Tuesday, August 18, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 13, 1931 to the new moon of September 12, 1931, a cycle of 29.33 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.
- 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.