On Sunday, August 29, 1965 the Moon was in its waxing crescent phase, with 9% of its disk illuminated and an age of 2.8 days since the last new moon. A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 9% |
| Moon age | 2.8 days |
| Day of the week | Sunday |
| Last new moon | August 26, 1965 at 15:50 |
| Next full moon | September 10, 1965 at 20:32 (in 12.4 days) |
| Next new moon | September 25, 1965 at 00:17 (in 26.5 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
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About the waxing crescent
A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on August 29, 1965 it had completed 10% of the cycle that began with the new moon on August 26, 1965.
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