Waning · 4.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on August 2, 1959Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 2, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
396,424 km246,326 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1959 is on Monday, July 20, 1959 at 03:33 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 27, 1959 | 14:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 4, 1959 | 14:34 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Sunday, August 2, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 1959 to the new moon of August 4, 1959, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.