Waning · 7.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on August 5, 1945Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 5, 1945, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
379,086 km235,553 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1945 is on Wednesday, July 25, 1945 at 02:26 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 8, 1945 at 00:32 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 31, 1945 | 22:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 8, 1945 | 00:32 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Sunday, August 5, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 1945 to the new moon of August 8, 1945, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.