Waning · 7.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on August 15, 1955Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 15, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
366,202 km227,547 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 11, 1955 | 02:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 17, 1955 | 19:58 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Monday, August 15, 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.