Waning · 88.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on October 6, 1952Waning Gibbous
On Monday, October 6, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.5% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
379,127 km235,579 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1952 is on Friday, October 3, 1952 at 12:15 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 18, 1952 at 22:42 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 3, 1952 | 12:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 10, 1952 | 19:33 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Monday, October 6, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 19, 1952 to the new moon of October 18, 1952, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
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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.