Waning · 48.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Last Quarter at
08:03UTC
Moon phase on August 26, 1959Last Quarter
On Wednesday, August 26, 1959, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.6% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
404,158 km251,132 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1959 is on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 12:51 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 18, 1959 | 12:51 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 26, 1959 | 08:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 3, 1959 | 01:56 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Wednesday, August 26, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 4, 1959 to the new moon of September 3, 1959, a cycle of 29.47 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.