Waxing · 13.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on August 13, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 13, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.0% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
405,878 km252,201 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 16:10 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 9, 1953 | 16:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 17, 1953 | 20:08 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Thursday, August 13, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 9, 1953 to the new moon of September 8, 1953, a cycle of 29.65 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.