Waxing · 94.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on August 1, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 1, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.9% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
401,750 km249,636 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 19, 1955 at 11:35 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 26, 1955 | 16:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 3, 1955 | 19:30 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Monday, August 1, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1955 to the new moon of August 17, 1955, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.