Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
New Moon at
03:53UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 1939New Moon
On Tuesday, August 15, 1939, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
357,179 km221,940 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1939 is on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 at 22:09 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 15, 1939 at 03:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 8, 1939 | 09:18 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 15, 1939 | 03:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 21, 1939 | 21:21 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Tuesday, August 15, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 15, 1939 to the new moon of September 13, 1939, a cycle of 29.31 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.