Waning · 97.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on August 18, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 18, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
370,308 km230,098 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1951 is on Friday, August 17, 1951 at 02:59 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 1, 1951 at 12:50 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 17, 1951 | 02:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 24, 1951 | 10:20 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Saturday, August 18, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 1951 to the new moon of September 1, 1951, a cycle of 29.59 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.