Waning · 45.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Last Quarter at
01:39UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1969Last Quarter
On Tuesday, August 5, 1969, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.8% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
395,517 km245,763 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1969 is on Tuesday, July 29, 1969 at 02:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 29, 1969 | 02:45 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 5, 1969 | 01:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 13, 1969 | 05:17 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Tuesday, August 5, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 1969 to the new moon of August 13, 1969, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.