Waxing · 50.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
First Quarter at
11:36UTC
Moon phase on August 20, 1931First Quarter
On Thursday, August 20, 1931, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
376,256 km233,794 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1931 is on Friday, August 28, 1931 at 03:10 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 13, 1931 at 20:27 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 13, 1931 | 20:27 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 20, 1931 | 11:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 28, 1931 | 03:10 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Thursday, August 20, 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.