Waning · 10.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on August 12, 1939Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 12, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.6% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
364,480 km226,478 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1939 is on Monday, July 31, 1939 at 06:37 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 15, 1939 at 03:53 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 8, 1939 | 09:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 15, 1939 | 03:53 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Saturday, August 12, 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.