Waxing · 95.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on August 30, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 30, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.1% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
405,948 km252,244 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1974 is on Sunday, September 1, 1974 at 19:25 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 17, 1974 at 19:02 UTC, 13 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 30
More about this date
Friday, August 30, 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.