Waxing · 46.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
First Quarter at
20:08UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1953First Quarter
On Monday, August 17, 1953, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.8% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
396,448 km246,342 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 16:10 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 9, 1953 | 16:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 17, 1953 | 20:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 24, 1953 | 20:21 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Monday, August 17, 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.
- 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.