Waning · 27.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on August 5, 1991Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 5, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.9% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
367,861 km228,578 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1991 is on Friday, July 26, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, August 10, 1991 at 02:28 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, August 3, 1991 | 11:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, August 10, 1991 | 02:28 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Monday, August 5, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 11, 1991 to the new moon of August 10, 1991, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.