Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
0.9days
Moon phase on August 21, 1952Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 21, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.9 dMoon age
405,003 km251,657 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1952 is on Thursday, September 4, 1952 at 03:19 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 20, 1952 | 15:20 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 28, 1952 | 12:03 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1952 to the new moon of September 19, 1952, a cycle of 29.67 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.