Waning · 58.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
21.6days
Moon phase on August 20, 1954Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 20, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.2% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
369,315 km229,482 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1954 is on Saturday, August 14, 1954 at 11:03 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 28, 1954 at 10:21 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 14, 1954 | 11:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 21, 1954 | 04:51 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Friday, August 20, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 29, 1954 to the new moon of August 28, 1954, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.