Waning · 2.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on August 1, 1951Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 1, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
404,264 km251,198 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1951 is on Wednesday, July 18, 1951 at 19:17 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 2, 1951 at 22:39 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 25, 1951 | 18:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 2, 1951 | 22:39 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Wednesday, August 1, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 1951 to the new moon of August 2, 1951, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.