Waxing · 77.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on August 26, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 26, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.1% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
404,747 km251,498 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1947 is on Sunday, August 31, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 16, 1947 at 11:12 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 23, 1947 | 12:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, August 31, 1947 | 16:34 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Tuesday, August 26, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1947 to the new moon of September 14, 1947, a cycle of 29.34 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.