Waxing · 15.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on August 21, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, August 21, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.6% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
389,051 km241,745 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1955 is on Friday, September 2, 1955 at 07:59 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 1955 at 19:58 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 17, 1955 | 19:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 25, 1955 | 08:52 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Sunday, August 21, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1955 to the new moon of September 16, 1955, a cycle of 29.43 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.