Waxing · 7.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on October 3, 1951Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 3, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
374,119 km232,466 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1951 is on Monday, October 15, 1951 at 00:51 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 1, 1951 at 01:57 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 1, 1951 | 01:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 8, 1951 | 00:00 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Wednesday, October 3, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 1951 to the new moon of October 30, 1951, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.