Waxing · 48.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
First Quarter at
15:55UTC
Moon phase on August 8, 1962First Quarter
On Wednesday, August 8, 1962, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.5% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
399,157 km248,025 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 31, 1962 at 12:24 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 31, 1962 | 12:24 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 8, 1962 | 15:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 15, 1962 | 20:09 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Wednesday, August 8, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 31, 1962 to the new moon of August 30, 1962, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.