Waning · 85.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
17.8days
Moon phase on August 31, 1950Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 31, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.2% of its visible face lit, 17.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.8 dMoon age
399,489 km248,231 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (23°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1950 is on Sunday, August 27, 1950 at 14:51 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 12, 1950 at 03:29 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, August 27, 1950 | 14:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, September 4, 1950 | 13:54 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Thursday, August 31, 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.