Waning · 35.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
23.0days
Moon phase on August 5, 1942Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 5, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.5% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
403,062 km250,451 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1942 is on Monday, July 27, 1942 at 19:14 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 1942 at 02:28 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 3, 1942 | 23:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 12, 1942 | 02:28 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 13, 1942 to the new moon of August 12, 1942, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.