Waning · 64.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on October 6, 1917Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, October 6, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.2% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
388,882 km241,640 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1917 is on Sunday, September 30, 1917 at 20:31 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 1917 at 02:41 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 30, 1917 | 20:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 7, 1917 | 22:14 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Saturday, October 6, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1917 to the new moon of October 16, 1917, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.