Waxing · 55.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
First Quarter at
00:00UTC
Moon phase on October 8, 1951First Quarter
On Monday, October 8, 1951, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.8% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
370,245 km230,059 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1951 is on Monday, October 15, 1951 at 00:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 1, 1951 at 01:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 1, 1951 | 01:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, October 8, 1951 | 00:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 15, 1951 | 00:51 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Monday, October 8, 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.
- 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.