Waning · 62.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on August 21, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 21, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 62.2% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
62.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
384,303 km238,795 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (14°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1943 is on Sunday, August 15, 1943 at 19:34 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 30, 1943 at 20:00 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 15, 1943 | 19:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 22, 1943 | 16:05 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Saturday, August 21, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.