Waning · 9.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on August 21, 1949Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 21, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
375,308 km233,206 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1949 is on Monday, August 8, 1949 at 19:33 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 24, 1949 at 03:59 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 16, 1949 | 22:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 24, 1949 | 03:59 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Sunday, August 21, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1949 to the new moon of August 24, 1949, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.