Waning · 0.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
New Moon at
19:02UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1974New Moon
On Saturday, August 17, 1974, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
357,610 km222,209 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1974 is on Saturday, August 3, 1974 at 03:57 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 11, 1974 | 02:46 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, August 17, 1974 | 19:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 24, 1974 | 15:39 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 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.