Waxing · 45.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
First Quarter at
23:39UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1944First Quarter
On Saturday, August 26, 1944, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
393,281 km244,373 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1944 is on Saturday, September 2, 1944 at 20:21 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 18, 1944 at 20:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 18, 1944 | 20:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 26, 1944 | 23:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, September 2, 1944 | 20:21 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Saturday, August 26, 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.