Waxing · 53.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
First Quarter at
03:36UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 1943First Quarter
On Monday, August 9, 1943, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
381,153 km236,837 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1943 is on Sunday, August 15, 1943 at 19:34 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 1, 1943 at 04:06 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 1, 1943 | 04:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 9, 1943 | 03:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 15, 1943 | 19:34 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Monday, August 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.