Waning · 68.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
19.6days
Moon phase on August 22, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 22, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.7% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
392,319 km243,776 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1951 is on Friday, August 17, 1951 at 02:59 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 1, 1951 at 12:50 UTC, 10 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 22
More about this date
Wednesday, August 22, 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.