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The Moon on Saturday, August 14, 1971: Waning Crescent, 39% lit

Waning · 38.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°

Moon age

23.1days

Moon phase on August 14, 1971Waning Crescent

Saturday 14 August 1971377,471 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, August 14, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.6% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

38.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
377,471 km234,550 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 14, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, August 13, 197110:55
New Moon (after)Friday, August 20, 197122:54

The Moon around August 14

More about this date

Saturday, August 14, 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.