Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
New Moon at
03:09UTC
Moon phase on August 30, 1962New Moon
On Thursday, August 30, 1962, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
404,298 km251,219 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1962 is on Wednesday, August 15, 1962 at 20:09 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 30, 1962 at 03:09 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 22, 1962 | 10:26 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, August 30, 1962 | 03:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 7, 1962 | 06:45 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Thursday, August 30, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 30, 1962 to the new moon of September 28, 1962, a cycle of 29.69 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.