Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
New Moon at
03:59UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 1949New Moon
On Wednesday, August 24, 1949, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
362,760 km225,409 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1949 is on Wednesday, September 7, 1949 at 10:00 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 24, 1949 at 03:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 16, 1949 | 22:59 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 24, 1949 | 03:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 30, 1949 | 19:17 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Wednesday, August 24, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 24, 1949 to the new moon of September 22, 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.