Waxing · 80.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on October 17, 1945Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 17, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.9% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
371,277 km230,701 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1945 is on Sunday, October 21, 1945 at 05:32 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 6, 1945 at 05:23 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 14, 1945 | 09:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 21, 1945 | 05:32 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Wednesday, October 17, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 1945 to the new moon of November 4, 1945, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.