Waxing · 10.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 05°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on August 20, 1936Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 20, 1936, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.9% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
403,217 km250,547 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1936 is on Tuesday, September 1, 1936 at 12:37 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 17, 1936 at 03:21 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 17, 1936 | 03:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 25, 1936 | 05:49 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Thursday, August 20, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1936 to the new moon of September 15, 1936, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1936, or the whole moon calendar 1936.
- The same date one year apart: 1935 · 1937.
- 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.