Waxing · 44.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
6.9days
Moon phase on October 17, 1912Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 17, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.5% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
401,674 km249,589 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1912 is on Saturday, October 26, 1912 at 02:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 10, 1912 at 13:40 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 10, 1912 | 13:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 18, 1912 | 02:06 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 10, 1912 to the new moon of November 9, 1912, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1912, or the whole moon calendar 1912.
- The same date one year apart: 1911 · 1913.
- 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.