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The Moon on Monday, August 11, 1947: Waning Crescent, 32% lit

Waning · 32.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°

Moon age

24.3days

Moon phase on August 11, 1947Waning Crescent

Monday 11 August 1947370,073 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, August 11, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 32.1% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

32.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
370,073 km229,952 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 11, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 16, 1947 at 11:12 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, August 9, 194720:22
New Moon (after)Saturday, August 16, 194711:12

The Moon around August 11

More about this date

Monday, August 11, 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.