Waning · 8.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on August 15, 1974Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 15, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.0% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
360,588 km224,059 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 11, 1974 | 02:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 17, 1974 | 19:02 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Thursday, August 15, 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.