Waxing · 1.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
1.4days
Moon phase on August 31, 1962Waxing Crescent
On Friday, August 31, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
405,615 km252,037 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1962 is on Friday, September 14, 1962 at 04:11 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 30, 1962 at 03:09 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 30, 1962 | 03:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 7, 1962 | 06:45 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 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.