Waxing · 85.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on August 6, 1957Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 6, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.0% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
394,468 km245,111 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1957 is on Saturday, August 10, 1957 at 13:08 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 27, 1957 at 04:28 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 2, 1957 | 18:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 10, 1957 | 13:08 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 27, 1957 to the new moon of August 25, 1957, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.