Waxing · 18.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on August 23, 1944Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 23, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.5% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.5%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
404,106 km251,100 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1944 is on Saturday, September 2, 1944 at 20:21 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 18, 1944 at 20:25 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 18, 1944 | 20:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 26, 1944 | 23:39 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Wednesday, August 23, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 18, 1944 to the new moon of September 17, 1944, a cycle of 29.68 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.