Waning · 53.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Last Quarter at
19:56UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1950Last Quarter
On Saturday, August 5, 1950, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.3% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
403,432 km250,681 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1950 is on Saturday, July 29, 1950 at 04:18 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 13, 1950 at 16:48 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, July 29, 1950 | 04:18 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 5, 1950 | 19:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 13, 1950 | 16:48 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Saturday, August 5, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 1950 to the new moon of August 13, 1950, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.