Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
New Moon at
05:17UTC
Moon phase on August 13, 1969New Moon
On Wednesday, August 13, 1969, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
401,565 km249,521 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 1969 is on Wednesday, August 27, 1969 at 10:32 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 5, 1969 | 01:39 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 13, 1969 | 05:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 20, 1969 | 20:03 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Wednesday, August 13, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 13, 1969 to the new moon of September 11, 1969, a cycle of 29.61 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.