Waning · 17.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 29, 1940Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 29, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.8% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
376,661 km234,046 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1940 is on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at 23:03 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 2, 1940 at 04:15 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 26, 1940 | 03:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, September 2, 1940 | 04:15 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Thursday, August 29, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1940 to the new moon of September 2, 1940, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- 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.