Waxing · 72.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on August 21, 1942Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 21, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.6% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
366,774 km227,902 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1942 is on Wednesday, August 26, 1942 at 03:46 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 1942 at 02:28 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 19, 1942 | 11:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 26, 1942 | 03:46 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 12, 1942 to the new moon of September 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.56 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.