Waning · 99.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on August 6, 1952Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 6, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
357,463 km222,117 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1952 is on Tuesday, August 5, 1952 at 19:40 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 5, 1952 | 19:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 12, 1952 | 13:27 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Wednesday, August 6, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 21, 1952 to the new moon of August 20, 1952, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.