Waning · 75.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on August 8, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 8, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
395,835 km245,960 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 3, 1974 | 03:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 11, 1974 | 02:46 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Thursday, August 8, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.