Waxing · 24.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on October 17, 1939Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 17, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.9% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
387,668 km240,885 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1939 is on Saturday, October 28, 1939 at 06:42 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 12, 1939 at 20:30 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 12, 1939 | 20:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 20, 1939 | 03:24 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Tuesday, October 17, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1939 to the new moon of November 11, 1939, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.