Waning · 0.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on September 2, 1959Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 2, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
380,119 km236,195 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 2, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 1 day 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 September 2
More about this date
Wednesday, September 2, 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 September 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.