Waning · 49.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Last Quarter at
10:46UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 1953Last Quarter
On Monday, August 31, 1953, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
379,849 km236,027 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 24, 1953 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 31, 1953 | 10:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 8, 1953 | 07:48 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 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.