Waning · 71.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on August 20, 1962Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 20, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.4% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
367,505 km228,357 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 30, 1962 at 03:09 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 15, 1962 | 20:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 22, 1962 | 10:26 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Monday, August 20, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.