Waxing · 46.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
First Quarter at
21:21UTC
Moon phase on August 21, 1939First Quarter
On Monday, August 21, 1939, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
383,457 km238,269 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1939 is on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 at 22:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 15, 1939 at 03:53 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 15, 1939 | 03:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 21, 1939 | 21:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 29, 1939 | 22:09 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Monday, August 21, 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.