Waxing · 46.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
First Quarter at
20:10UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1943First Quarter
On Wednesday, October 6, 1943, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
373,278 km231,944 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1943 is on Wednesday, October 13, 1943 at 13:23 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 29, 1943 at 11:29 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 29, 1943 | 11:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 6, 1943 | 20:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 13, 1943 | 13:23 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Wednesday, October 6, 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.