Waning · 0.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
New Moon at
16:10UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 1953New Moon
On Sunday, August 9, 1953, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
400,431 km248,816 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 1953 is on Sunday, July 26, 1953 at 12:21 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 16:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 2, 1953 | 03:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, August 9, 1953 | 16:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 17, 1953 | 20:08 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Sunday, August 9, 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.