Waxing · 37.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on October 27, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 27, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.6% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
382,464 km237,652 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1949 is on Saturday, November 5, 1949 at 21:09 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 21, 1949 at 21:23 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 21, 1949 | 21:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 28, 1949 | 17:04 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Thursday, October 27, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 21, 1949 to the new moon of November 20, 1949, a cycle of 29.42 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.