Waxing · 35.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on August 29, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 29, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.6% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
369,945 km229,873 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1949 is on Wednesday, September 7, 1949 at 10:00 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 24, 1949 at 03:59 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 24, 1949 | 03:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 30, 1949 | 19:17 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Monday, August 29, 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.