Waxing · 25.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on August 18, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Monday, August 18, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.8% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
384,995 km239,225 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 18, 1969 is on Wednesday, August 27, 1969 at 10:32 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 13, 1969 | 05:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 20, 1969 | 20:03 |
The Moon around August 18
More about this date
Monday, August 18, 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.