Waxing · 4.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on August 24, 1960Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 24, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
391,241 km243,106 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1960 is on Monday, September 5, 1960 at 11:19 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 22, 1960 at 09:15 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 22, 1960 | 09:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 29, 1960 | 19:22 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Wednesday, August 24, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 22, 1960 to the new moon of September 20, 1960, a cycle of 29.58 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.