Waning · 77.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on August 8, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 8, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.5% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
379,584 km235,863 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 3, 1955 | 19:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 11, 1955 | 02:33 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Monday, August 8, 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.