Waxing · 96.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 21°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on September 5, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, September 5, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
397,739 km247,143 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1949 is on Wednesday, September 7, 1949 at 10:00 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 24, 1949 at 03:59 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 30, 1949 | 19:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 7, 1949 | 10:00 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Monday, September 5, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 24, 1949 to the new moon of September 22, 1949, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.