Waxing · 48.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
First Quarter at
15:39UTC
Moon phase on August 24, 1974First Quarter
On Saturday, August 24, 1974, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.6% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
390,363 km242,560 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 1974 is on Sunday, September 1, 1974 at 19:25 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, August 17, 1974 | 19:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 24, 1974 | 15:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 1, 1974 | 19:25 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Saturday, August 24, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1974 to the new moon of September 16, 1974, a cycle of 29.32 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.