Waning · 93.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on October 17, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 17, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.5% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
395,017 km245,452 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1951 is on Monday, October 15, 1951 at 00:51 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 30, 1951 at 13:55 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 15, 1951 | 00:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 22, 1951 | 23:56 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Wednesday, October 17, 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.