Waxing · 97.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on October 5, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 5, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
404,722 km251,483 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1949 is on Friday, October 7, 1949 at 02:53 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 22, 1949 at 12:21 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 29, 1949 | 04:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 7, 1949 | 02:53 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Wednesday, October 5, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 22, 1949 to the new moon of October 21, 1949, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.