Waxing · 99.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Moon age
14.0days
Moon phase on August 2, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 2, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
406,239 km252,425 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 19, 1974 at 12:06 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 26, 1974 | 03:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 3, 1974 | 03:57 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Friday, August 2, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1974 to the new moon of August 17, 1974, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.