Waxing · 9.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on August 31, 1954Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, August 31, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
401,971 km249,773 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1954 is on Sunday, September 12, 1954 at 20:20 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 28, 1954 at 10:21 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 28, 1954 | 10:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 5, 1954 | 12:29 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Tuesday, August 31, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 28, 1954 to the new moon of September 27, 1954, a cycle of 29.60 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.
- 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.