Waning · 30.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on September 17, 1949Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 17, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.9% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
381,658 km237,151 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1949 is on Wednesday, September 7, 1949 at 10:00 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 22, 1949 at 12:21 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 15, 1949 | 14:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 22, 1949 | 12:21 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Saturday, September 17, 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.