Waning · 0.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
New Moon at
14:34UTC
Moon phase on August 4, 1959New Moon
On Tuesday, August 4, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
389,016 km241,723 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 4, 1959 is on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 12:51 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 27, 1959 | 14:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, August 4, 1959 | 14:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 11, 1959 | 17:10 |
The Moon around August 4
More about this date
Tuesday, August 4, 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.