Waning · 60.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
20.8days
Moon phase on August 30, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, August 30, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.5% of its visible face lit, 20.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.8 dMoon age
374,459 km232,678 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 9 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 30
More about this date
Sunday, August 30, 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.