Waning · 13.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on August 18, 1960Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 18, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.6% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
405,388 km251,896 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1960 is on Sunday, August 7, 1960 at 02:41 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 22, 1960 at 09:15 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 14, 1960 | 05:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 22, 1960 | 09:15 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Thursday, August 18, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 23, 1960 to the new moon of August 22, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.