Waxing · 16.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on September 5, 1951Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 5, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.7% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.7%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
379,431 km235,767 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1951 is on Saturday, September 15, 1951 at 12:38 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 1, 1951 at 12:50 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 1, 1951 | 12:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 8, 1951 | 18:16 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Wednesday, September 5, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 1, 1951 to the new moon of October 1, 1951, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.