Waning · 1.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 17, 1944Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 17, 1944, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
401,518 km249,492 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1944 is on Friday, August 4, 1944 at 12:39 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 18, 1944 at 20:25 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 11, 1944 | 02:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 18, 1944 | 20:25 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Thursday, August 17, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1944 to the new moon of August 18, 1944, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.