Waning · 16.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
25.3days
Moon phase on August 26, 1943Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 26, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.0% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
404,693 km251,464 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1943 is on Sunday, August 15, 1943 at 19:34 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 30, 1943 at 20:00 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 22, 1943 | 16:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 30, 1943 | 20:00 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Thursday, August 26, 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.