Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
New Moon at
00:32UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 1945New Moon
On Wednesday, August 8, 1945, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
389,721 km242,161 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1945 is on Wednesday, July 25, 1945 at 02:26 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 8, 1945 at 00:32 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 31, 1945 | 22:30 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 8, 1945 | 00:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 16, 1945 | 00:27 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Wednesday, August 8, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 1945 to the new moon of September 6, 1945, a cycle of 29.55 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.