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The Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 1903: Waxing Crescent, 42% lit

Waxing · 42.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°

Moon age

6.9days

Moon phase on October 27, 1903Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 27 October 1903403,263 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, October 27, 1903, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
403,263 km250,576 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 27, 1903 is on Thursday, November 5, 1903 at 05:27 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 20, 1903 at 15:30 UTC, 7 days earlier.

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

The Moon around October 27

More about this date

Tuesday, October 27, 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.