Waxing · 20.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 17, 1901Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 17, 1901, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.5% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
403,991 km251,028 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1901 is on Sunday, October 27, 1901 at 15:06 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1901 at 13:11 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 12, 1901 | 13:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 20, 1901 | 17:58 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1901 to the new moon of November 11, 1901, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1901, or the whole moon calendar 1901.
- The same date one year apart: 1900 · 1902.
- 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.