Waxing · 27.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
5.5days
Moon phase on October 17, 1920Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 17, 1920, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
403,486 km250,715 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1920 is on Wednesday, October 27, 1920 at 14:09 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 12, 1920 at 00:50 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 12, 1920 | 00:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 20, 1920 | 00:29 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Sunday, October 17, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1920 to the new moon of November 10, 1920, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1920, or the whole moon calendar 1920.
- The same date one year apart: 1919 · 1921.
- 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.