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The Moon on Saturday, October 24, 1903: Waxing Crescent, 16% lit

Waxing · 16.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on October 24, 1903Waxing Crescent

Saturday 24 October 1903393,538 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 24, 1903, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.1% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

16.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
393,538 km244,533 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 24, 1903 is on Thursday, November 5, 1903 at 05:27 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1903 at 15:30 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, October 20, 190315:30
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, October 28, 190308:33

The Moon around October 24

More about this date

Saturday, October 24, 1903 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 20, 1903 to the new moon of November 19, 1903, a cycle of 29.57 days.