Waning · 12.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on October 8, 1950Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 8, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.1% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
377,074 km234,303 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1950 is on Tuesday, September 26, 1950 at 04:22 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 11, 1950 at 13:34 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 4, 1950 | 07:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 11, 1950 | 13:34 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Sunday, October 8, 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 October 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.