Waxing · 81.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on August 31, 1952Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 31, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.6% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
364,773 km226,659 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1952 is on Thursday, September 4, 1952 at 03:19 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 20, 1952 at 15:20 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 28, 1952 | 12:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 4, 1952 | 03:19 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 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.