Waxing · 35.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on August 20, 1958Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 20, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.2% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
368,657 km229,073 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1958 is on Friday, August 29, 1958 at 05:54 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 15, 1958 at 03:33 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 15, 1958 | 03:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 21, 1958 | 19:45 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Wednesday, August 20, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 15, 1958 to the new moon of September 13, 1958, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1958, or the whole moon calendar 1958.
- The same date one year apart: 1957 · 1959.
- 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.