Waning · 16.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on August 5, 1953Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 5, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.8% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
387,484 km240,771 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1953 is on Sunday, July 26, 1953 at 12:21 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 16:10 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 2, 1953 | 03:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 9, 1953 | 16:10 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 11, 1953 to the new moon of August 9, 1953, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.