Waning · 8.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on August 17, 1952Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 17, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.6% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
404,965 km251,633 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1952 is on Tuesday, August 5, 1952 at 19:40 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 3 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 17
More about this date
Sunday, August 17, 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.