Waning · 97.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on August 31, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 31, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
404,472 km251,327 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1939 is on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 at 22:09 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 13, 1939 at 11:22 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 29, 1939 | 22:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 6, 1939 | 20:25 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 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.