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The Moon on Wednesday, November 21, 1917: First Quarter, 45% lit

Waxing · 45.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

First Quarter at

22:29UTC

Moon phase on November 21, 1917First Quarter

Wednesday 21 November 1917371,156 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, November 21, 1917, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .

45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
371,156 km230,625 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 21, 1917 is on Wednesday, November 28, 1917 at 18:41 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 14, 1917 at 18:28 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, November 14, 191718:28
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, November 21, 191722:29
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, November 28, 191718:41

The Moon around November 21

More about this date

Wednesday, November 21, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 14, 1917 to the new moon of December 14, 1917, a cycle of 29.62 days.