Waning · 7.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on August 31, 1959Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 31, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
389,260 km241,875 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1959 is on Tuesday, August 18, 1959 at 12:51 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 26, 1959 | 08:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 3, 1959 | 01:56 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 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.
- 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.