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The Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 1952: Waning Gibbous, 72% lit

Waning · 72.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°

Moon age

19.2days

Moon phase on October 8, 1952Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 8 October 1952390,508 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 8, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.2% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

72.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
390,508 km242,650 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 8, 1952 is on Friday, October 3, 1952 at 12:15 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 18, 1952 at 22:42 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, October 3, 195212:15
Last Quarter (after)Friday, October 10, 195219:33

The Moon around October 8

More about this date

Wednesday, October 8, 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.