Waning · 5.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on August 5, 1975Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, August 5, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
369,081 km229,336 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1975 is on Wednesday, July 23, 1975 at 05:29 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 7, 1975 at 11:57 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 31, 1975 | 08:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 7, 1975 | 11:57 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Tuesday, August 5, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 1975 to the new moon of August 7, 1975, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.