Waning · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
New Moon at
19:58UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1955New Moon
On Wednesday, August 17, 1955, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
370,405 km230,159 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 11, 1955 | 02:33 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 17, 1955 | 19:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 25, 1955 | 08:52 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Wednesday, August 17, 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.