Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on August 31, 1943Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 31, 1943, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
402,542 km250,128 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1943 is on Tuesday, September 14, 1943 at 03:40 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 30, 1943 at 20:00 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 30, 1943 | 20:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 7, 1943 | 12:33 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Tuesday, August 31, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 30, 1943 to the new moon of September 29, 1943, a cycle of 29.65 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.