Waxing · 68.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on August 23, 1958Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 23, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.3% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
379,015 km235,509 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1958 is on Friday, August 29, 1958 at 05:54 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 15, 1958 at 03:33 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 21, 1958 | 19:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 29, 1958 | 05:54 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Saturday, August 23, 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.