Waning · 77.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
19.6days
Moon phase on August 5, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 5, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.2% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
401,151 km249,264 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1939 is on Monday, July 31, 1939 at 06:37 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 15, 1939 at 03:53 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, July 31, 1939 | 06:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 8, 1939 | 09:18 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Saturday, August 5, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 16, 1939 to the new moon of August 15, 1939, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.