Waxing · 90.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on August 29, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 29, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.3% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
405,761 km252,128 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1974 is on Sunday, September 1, 1974 at 19:25 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 24, 1974 | 15:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 1, 1974 | 19:25 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Thursday, August 29, 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.