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The Moon on Saturday, October 15, 1927: Waning Gibbous, 72% lit

Waning · 72.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

19.6days

Moon phase on October 15, 1927Waning Gibbous

Saturday 15 October 1927372,498 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 15, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.2% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

72.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
372,498 km231,460 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 15, 1927 is on Monday, October 10, 1927 at 21:15 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 25, 1927 at 15:38 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, October 10, 192721:15
Last Quarter (after)Monday, October 17, 192714:32

The Moon around October 15

More about this date

Saturday, October 15, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1927 to the new moon of October 25, 1927, a cycle of 29.73 days.