Waxing · 54.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
First Quarter at
00:27UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 1945First Quarter
On Thursday, August 16, 1945, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
401,437 km249,441 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1945 is on Thursday, August 23, 1945 at 12:03 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 8, 1945 at 00:32 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 8, 1945 | 00:32 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 16, 1945 | 00:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 23, 1945 | 12:03 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Thursday, August 16, 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.