Waning · 16.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on October 18, 1949Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 18, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.3% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
365,879 km227,346 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 1949 is on Friday, October 7, 1949 at 02:53 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 21, 1949 at 21:23 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 15, 1949 | 04:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 21, 1949 | 21:23 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Tuesday, October 18, 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.