Waning · 12.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on August 26, 1962Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 26, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.2% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
393,710 km244,640 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 30, 1962 at 03:09 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 22, 1962 | 10:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 30, 1962 | 03:09 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Sunday, August 26, 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.