Waning · 87.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
18.5days
Moon phase on August 26, 1945Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, August 26, 1945, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.7% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
364,465 km226,468 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1945 is on Thursday, August 23, 1945 at 12:03 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 6, 1945 at 13:44 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 23, 1945 | 12:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 30, 1945 | 03:44 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Sunday, August 26, 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.