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The Moon on Wednesday, October 17, 1923: Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit

Waxing · 56.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 00°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on October 17, 1923Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 17 October 1923383,164 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 17, 1923, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.8% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

56.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
383,164 km238,087 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (1°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 17, 1923 is on Wednesday, October 24, 1923 at 18:26 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 10, 1923 at 06:05 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, October 16, 192320:54
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, October 24, 192318:26

The Moon around October 17

More about this date

Wednesday, October 17, 1923 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 10, 1923 to the new moon of November 8, 1923, a cycle of 29.39 days.