Waning · 80.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on August 31, 1969Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, August 31, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.3% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
384,088 km238,661 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1969 is on Wednesday, August 27, 1969 at 10:32 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 11, 1969 at 19:56 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 27, 1969 | 10:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 3, 1969 | 16:58 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 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.