Waxing · 46.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
First Quarter at
21:06UTC
Moon phase on October 21, 1928First Quarter
On Sunday, October 21, 1928, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
398,155 km247,402 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1928 is on Sunday, October 28, 1928 at 22:43 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 13, 1928 at 15:56 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 13, 1928 | 15:56 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, October 21, 1928 | 21:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 28, 1928 | 22:43 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 13, 1928 to the new moon of November 12, 1928, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- 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.