Waxing · 34.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 8, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, September 8, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
368,877 km229,209 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 8, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 3, 1959 | 01:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 9, 1959 | 22:07 |
The Moon around September 8
More about this date
Tuesday, September 8, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 1959 to the new moon of October 2, 1959, a cycle of 29.44 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.