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The Moon on Saturday, August 7, 1943: Waxing Crescent, 33% lit

Waxing · 33.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°

Moon age

6.3days

Moon phase on August 7, 1943Waxing Crescent

Saturday 7 August 1943391,768 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 7, 1943, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.3% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

33.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
391,768 km243,433 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 7, 1943 is on Sunday, August 15, 1943 at 19:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 1, 1943 at 04:06 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, August 1, 194304:06
First Quarter (after)Monday, August 9, 194303:36

The Moon around August 7

More about this date

Saturday, August 7, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 1, 1943 to the new moon of August 30, 1943, a cycle of 29.66 days.