Waxing · 87.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on August 24, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 24, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.8% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
362,449 km225,215 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1969 is on Wednesday, August 27, 1969 at 10:32 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 13, 1969 at 05:17 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 20, 1969 | 20:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 27, 1969 | 10:32 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Sunday, August 24, 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.