Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Moon age
14.3days
Moon phase on August 1, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 1, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
405,584 km252,018 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 24, 1947 | 22:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 2, 1947 | 01:50 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Friday, August 1, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 18, 1947 to the new moon of August 16, 1947, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.