Waning · 43.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
22.3days
Moon phase on August 6, 1950Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 6, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.8% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
404,225 km251,174 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1950 is on Saturday, July 29, 1950 at 04:18 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 13, 1950 at 16:48 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 5, 1950 | 19:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 13, 1950 | 16:48 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Sunday, August 6, 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.