Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on August 23, 1953Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 23, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
363,041 km225,583 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 9, 1953 at 16:10 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 17, 1953 | 20:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 24, 1953 | 20:21 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Sunday, August 23, 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.