Waning · 77.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
Moon age
18.6days
Moon phase on August 21, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 21, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.8% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
386,878 km240,395 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1951 is on Friday, August 17, 1951 at 02:59 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 1, 1951 at 12:50 UTC, 11 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 21
More about this date
Tuesday, August 21, 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.