Waning · 95.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on August 26, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, August 26, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
358,861 km222,986 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 24, 1953 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 31, 1953 | 10:46 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Wednesday, August 26, 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.