Waxing · 16.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on August 17, 1950Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 17, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.9% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
371,749 km230,994 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1950 is on Sunday, August 27, 1950 at 14:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 13, 1950 at 16:48 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 13, 1950 | 16:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 20, 1950 | 15:35 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Thursday, August 17, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 13, 1950 to the new moon of September 12, 1950, a cycle of 29.44 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.