Waxing · 35.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on October 5, 1943Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 5, 1943, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.4% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
376,505 km233,949 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1943 is on Wednesday, October 13, 1943 at 13:23 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 29, 1943 at 11:29 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 29, 1943 | 11:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 6, 1943 | 20:10 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Tuesday, October 5, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 29, 1943 to the new moon of October 29, 1943, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.