Waxing · 27.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 1917Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 21, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
381,128 km236,822 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1917 is on Tuesday, October 30, 1917 at 06:19 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 1917 at 02:41 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 16, 1917 | 02:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 23, 1917 | 14:37 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 16, 1917 to the new moon of November 14, 1917, a cycle of 29.66 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.
- 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.