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The Moon on Monday, October 18, 1926: Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit

Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on October 18, 1926Waxing Gibbous

Monday 18 October 1926361,695 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 18, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
361,695 km224,747 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 18, 1926 is on Thursday, October 21, 1926 at 05:15 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 1926 at 22:13 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, October 14, 192614:28
Full Moon (after)Thursday, October 21, 192605:15

The Moon around October 18

More about this date

Monday, October 18, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 1926 to the new moon of November 5, 1926, a cycle of 29.68 days.