Waning · 1.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 15, 1947Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 15, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
359,313 km223,267 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 16, 1947 at 11:12 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 9, 1947 | 20:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 16, 1947 | 11:12 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Friday, August 15, 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.