Waxing · 69.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on August 1, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 1, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.6% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
69.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
393,363 km244,424 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 30, 1971 | 11:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, August 6, 1971 | 19:42 |
The Moon around August 1
More about this date
Sunday, August 1, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 1971 to the new moon of August 20, 1971, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.