Waxing · 35.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on September 17, 1931Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, September 17, 1931, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.5% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
374,953 km232,985 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1931 is on Saturday, September 26, 1931 at 19:45 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 12, 1931 at 04:26 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 12, 1931 | 04:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 18, 1931 | 20:37 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Thursday, September 17, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 12, 1931 to the new moon of October 11, 1931, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- 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.