Waning · 3.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on October 8, 1942Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 8, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.4% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
383,037 km238,008 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1942 is on Thursday, September 24, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 1942 at 04:06 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 2, 1942 | 10:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 10, 1942 | 04:06 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Thursday, October 8, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 10, 1942 to the new moon of October 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.