Waning · 71.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on August 1, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 1, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.4% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
371,289 km230,708 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1961 is on Thursday, July 27, 1961 at 19:50 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 11, 1961 at 10:36 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, July 27, 1961 | 19:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 3, 1961 | 11:47 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Tuesday, August 1, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 12, 1961 to the new moon of August 11, 1961, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.