Waxing · 27.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 6, 1921Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 6, 1921, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 27.7% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
390,373 km242,566 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1921 is on Sunday, October 16, 1921 at 22:59 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 1, 1921 at 12:26 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 1, 1921 | 12:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 8, 1921 | 20:12 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Thursday, October 6, 1921 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 1921 to the new moon of October 30, 1921, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1921, or the whole moon calendar 1921.
- The same date one year apart: 1920 · 1922.
- 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.