Waning · 14.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
25.5days
Moon phase on August 16, 1952Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 16, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.8% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
403,031 km250,432 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1952 is on Tuesday, August 5, 1952 at 19:40 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 12, 1952 | 13:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 20, 1952 | 15:20 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Saturday, August 16, 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.