Waxing · 34.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 17, 1950Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, September 17, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.6% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
368,327 km228,868 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1950 is on Tuesday, September 26, 1950 at 04:22 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 12, 1950 at 03:29 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 12, 1950 | 03:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, September 18, 1950 | 20:54 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Sunday, September 17, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 12, 1950 to the new moon of October 11, 1950, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.